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Ranganathan, S. R.

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A Tribute to S.R. Ranganathan: Contribution to Indian and International Library Science

http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v7p045y1984.pdf

Essay by Eugene Garfield.

A Tribute to S.R. Ranganathan: Life and Works

http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v7p037y1984.pdf

Essay by Eugene Garfield.

Excerpts from Prolegomena to Library Classification

http://www.miskatonic.org/library/prolegomena.html

Definitions, principles, and a canon of classification from S.R. Ranganathan's "Prolegomena."

Ranganathan and Facet Analysis

http://library.mysticseaport.org/msitia/facets.html

Short overview of facet analysis and Ranganathan's classification theory.

Ranganathan for Information Architects

http://www.boxesandarrows.com/view/ranganathan_for_ias/

Overview of the five laws and colon classification. [Boxes and Arrows]

Ranganathan Has a Posse

http://www.walkingpaper.org/index.php?id=154

Aaron Schmidt's library-flavored bootleg sticker

S. R. Ranganathan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._R._Ranganathan

Wikipedia entry overview of his life and contributions.

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

http://w3.uniroma1.it/vrd/mathematics/i-ranganathan.html

Includes biography and main works.

The Five Laws of Library Science

http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/2dabecabf40fb3b8.html

Open WorldCat entry for Ranganathan's most famous contribution to the profession; search for a copy in a library nearby.

Was Ranganathan a Yahoo!?

http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/toolkit/enduser/archive/1998/euc-9803.html

Report by Aimee Glassel comparing Internet cataloging with Ranganathan's theories.