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Reference Service

Author: S.R. Ranganathan

Rs. 750

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ISBN 8170004667
Year of Publication 2006
Binding HardBound
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Edition
Language English
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Chapter
Foreword to Edition 1
Part -A
Introduction
0 Conspectus
1. Reference Service Experience as a Student
2. Reference Service Experience as a Teacher
3. Reference Service Experience as an Adult User of Library
4. Observation of Reference Service
5. Practice of Reference Service
6. Genesis of the Book
7. Suggestions to Beginners and Teachers
Part --B
Emergence of Reference Service
1. Reference Service and the Laws of Library Science
2. Evolution of Library
3. functions of a Library
4. New Library Techniques
5. Why of Reference Service
6. Closer View of Reference Service
7. Message of Holism
Part--C
Initiation of Freshman
1. What of Initiation
2. Why of Initiation
3. How of Initiation
4. Initiation in College Library
5. Initiation in School Library
Part --D
General Help to General Reader
1. Introduction
2. Difficult Reader
3. Difficult Material
4. Modern Book
5. Ancient Work
6. Play with Title
7. Intangible Qualities
8. Difficult Reference Librarian
Part--E
Mystic Picture of Reference Service
1. Introduction
2. Light from the Vedas
3. Light from Valmiki
4. Light from the "Mother" of Aurobindo
5. Light from Sanskrit
Part --F
Ready Reference Service
1. What of Ready Reference Service
2. Why of Ready Reference Service
3. How of Ready Reference Service
4. Preparation for Ready Reference Service
5. Service in Ready Reference Service
6. Assimilation in Ready Reference Service
Part --G
Find Me Out
1. Introduction
2. Enquiries During One Month
3. 108 Facts to Find
Part--H
Reference Book
0. What of Reference Book
1. Emergence of Reference Book
2. Scope of Reference Book
3. Up-to-date-ness
4. Arrangement
5. Alphabetical Arrangement
6. Classified Arrangement
7. Mixed Arrangement
8. Structure and Contents of a Reference Book
Part--J
Long Range Reference Service
1. What of Long Range Reference Service
2. Why of Long Range Reference Service
3. How of Long Range Reference Service
4. Preparation
5. Service in Long Range Reference Service
6. Assimilation in Long Range Reference Service
7. Structure and Contents of a Bibliography
Part --K
Illustrative Actualities
1. General Observation
2. Palmyra's Uses Enquiry
3. Pre-Columbian Hindu Colonisation of America
4. Pamban Bridge Enquiry
5. Devil Worship of Tuluva Enquiry
6. Shadow Plays Enquiry
7. Kra Canal Enquiry
8. Deferred Ego-less Joy
Bibliography
Index 1
Index 2

Dr. S. R. Rangangthan (1892to1972)

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan is World -renowned in the field of Library and information science. There is hardly any aspect of library science that he has ot touched and made significant contributions to it. Hes Five Laws of Library Science laid the foundatins of library and information servicce; and his Prolegomena to Library Classification to Knowledge oranization (Subject structuring, classification and indexing); Dr. Ranganathan received many honours ---the National Research Professorship in Library Science in March 1965 conferred by the Goverment of India.: D. Litt ( Honoris causa) by the Delhi U*niversity in 1948 Doctorate in Library Scince by the University of Pittsburgh in 1964, Padma Shri in 1956; and the Margaret Mann award in 1971 by the American Library Association for his contribution to cataloguing theory and pratice. Born in August 1892, Dr. Ranganathan earned his M A in Mathematics from the Madras. He started as a lecturer in mathematics and Physics in some of the constituent colleges of the Madras University. Chance events led him to accept the Madras University Librarian's post in 1924. After a year's study at the school of Librarianship and Archives in London, he returned to the Madras University Library and for the next 20 years, worked ceaelessly to make that Library a model academic library in 1945 he was invited tothe positions of Honorary Professor of Library Science by the Banaras Hindu University (1944-47) then Delhi University (1947-56) and later the Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) of the Indian Statistical Institute at Bangalore (1962-1972) . Earlier he was associated with the establishment of such information Institutions as INSDOC (CSIR) , and Documentation Sectional Committee of theBureau of India Standards. New Delhi. He founded the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science in 1963. with the objective of promoting research in library science and dissemination of the research results. He wrote more than 2000 research papers. about 60 books, and founded and edited five periodical publications during his life-time. Ranganathan passed away on 27 september 1972, leaving indelible marks in most facets of library and information science.

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