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Lis415 ranganathan

Mridul Maity
Mridul Maity

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan was an Indian mathematician and librarian who made significant contributions to library science. He developed the Colon Classification system, a faceted classification scheme. The system uses colons to separate facets of a subject like main class, personality, matter, energy, space, and time. Ranganathan also established the Five Laws of Library Science. Though complex, the Colon Classification was highly flexible and influenced other schemes. It remains an important precursor to modern faceted classification systems.

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Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & Information Science LIS 415 - 02: The Organization of Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Alison Thornton & Joshua Parker 18 October 2006 Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Life & Achievements (1892-1972): ! Education: ! Madras Christian College (Madras): Mathematics BA 1913, MA 1916 ! Teachers College (Saidapet): Teaching License 1917 ! University of London, School of Librarianship: Honors Certi鍖cate 1925 ! A Few Achievements: ! First librarian at Madras University ! Responsible for the reorganization of Indian Libraries ! Founder of the Madras Library Association ! Co-founder Indian Library Association ! Founder of the Documentation Research and Training Center in Bangalore ! Author of several books and other works ! Contributions to Library Community: ! The term Library Science ! Library Administration and Management ! Reference Service ! The Five Laws ! The Colon Classi鍖cation
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System The Five Laws of Library Science: 1. Books are for use 2. Every reader his or her book 3. Every book its reader 4. Save the time of the reader 5. The library is a growing organism ! Modern-day application of the Five Laws ! The laws as applied to Colon Classi鍖cation
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Colon Classi鍖cation - A Faceted Approach: ! [ ] Main Class: Broad subject area ! [ , ] Personality: Primary subject aspect, identi鍖ed after the other facets by the Residual Method ! [ ; ] Matter: The material, composition, property, or method of the subject ! [ : ] Energy: The action, activity, or work associated with the subject ! [ . ] Space: The geographical or spatial aspect of the subject ! [ ! ] Time: The temporal aspect of the subject Research in the cure of the tuberculosis of lungs by x-ray in India in 1950s L,45;421:6;253:f.44'N5 L Medicine 45 Lungs 421 Tuberculosis 6 Treatment 253 Research f X-ray 44 India N5 1950s Example taken from: Chan, L. M. (1994). Cataloging and Classi鍖cation: An Introduction (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Advantages and Disadvantages: ! Advantages of the Colon Classi鍖cation: ! Very 鍖exible ! Able to easily accommodate new scienti鍖c discoveries, intellectual innovations, & cultural developments ! Provides detailed and accurate subject classi鍖cation ! Recognizes that hierarchical arrangements are not always adequate ! Disadvantages of the Colon Classi鍖cation: ! Extremely complex system ! Time consuming subject analysis and description ! Results in very long call numbers (L,45;421:6;253:f.44'N5 = 22 characters!!)
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System The Legacy of Colon Classi鍖cation (CC): ! Colon Classi鍖cation is not widespread in libraries ! CC has strongly in鍖uenced other classi鍖cation schemes; most major systems (although not LCC) now include at least some aspects of a faceted system ! Faceted classi鍖cation systems are increasing in popularity for electronic resources ! Epicurious.com ! Yahoo! Directory search ! del.icio.us & Connotea.org ! Efforts at MIT to create a self-guiding eResources portal
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Bibliography Batty, C. D. (1967). An introduction to colon classi鍖cation. Hamden, CT: Archon Books. Chan, L. M. (1994). Cataloging and classi鍖cation: an introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill. Cloonan, M. V. and Dove, J. G. (2005). Ranganathan online [Electronic version]. Library Journal (1976), 130(6), 58-60. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Finks, L. W. (1992). A centennial salute to Ranganathan [Electronic version]. American Libraries, 23(July/August 1992), 593- 594. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Gabridge, T.A., Hennig, N., Lubas, R., and Wenzel, S.G. (2005). When a librarians not there to ask: Creating an information resource advisory tool [Electronic version]. In Thompson, H.A. (Ed.) Currents and convergence: Navigating the rivers of change. Proceedings of the ACRL 12th National Conference, April 710, 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Retrieved October 5, 2006 from www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/gabridge05.pdf. Glassel, A. (1998, March). Was Ranganathan a Yahoo!? End User's Corner. Retrieved October 7, 2006 http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/toolkit/enduser/archive/1998/euc-9803.html.
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Bibliography Gopinath, M.A. (2003). Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramarita [Electronic version]. In Drake, M. A. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. New York: Dekker. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from Dekker Encyclopedias. Gorman, M. (1998). The 鍖ve laws of library science: Then and now [Electronic version]. School Library Journal, 44(7). Retrieved October 10, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Kabir, A. M. F. (2003). Ranganathan: A universal librarian [Electronic version]. Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, 40(4), 453-459. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Kashyap, M. M. (2002). A sketch of a code for developing computer-based library information systems based on classi鍖ed catalogue code of Ranganathan (part-II) [Electronic version]. DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology, 22(2), 27-61. Retrieved September 14, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Leiter, R. A. (2003). Re鍖ections on Ranganathans 鍖ve laws of library science [Electronic version]. Law Library Journal, 95(3), 411-418. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Mole, H. V. (2005). Indian seminar honors Dr. S. R. Ranganathan [Electronic version]. Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists, 50(1/2), 59. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database.
AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Bibliography Neelameghan, A. (2005). Subject architecture model and building construction model: A system perspective [Electronic version]. Information Studies, 11(4), 207-12. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Ranganathan, S. R. (1933). Colon classi鍖cation. Madras: The Madras Library Association. Ranganathan, S. R. (1960). Colon classi鍖cation (6th ed.). Bombay: Asia Publishing House. Ranganathan, S. R. (1965). The colon classi鍖cation. New Brunswick, NJ: Graduate School of Library Service, Rutgers, the State University. Ranganathan, S. R. (1967). A descriptive account of the colon classi鍖cation. Bombay: Asia Publishing House. Satija, M. P. (1989). Colon classi鍖cation, 7th edition: a practical introduction. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications. Taylor, A. G. (2004). Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classi鍖cation. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.

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  • 1. Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & Information Science LIS 415 - 02: The Organization of Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Alison Thornton & Joshua Parker 18 October 2006 Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System
  • 2. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Life & Achievements (1892-1972): ! Education: ! Madras Christian College (Madras): Mathematics BA 1913, MA 1916 ! Teachers College (Saidapet): Teaching License 1917 ! University of London, School of Librarianship: Honors Certi鍖cate 1925 ! A Few Achievements: ! First librarian at Madras University ! Responsible for the reorganization of Indian Libraries ! Founder of the Madras Library Association ! Co-founder Indian Library Association ! Founder of the Documentation Research and Training Center in Bangalore ! Author of several books and other works ! Contributions to Library Community: ! The term Library Science ! Library Administration and Management ! Reference Service ! The Five Laws ! The Colon Classi鍖cation
  • 3. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System The Five Laws of Library Science: 1. Books are for use 2. Every reader his or her book 3. Every book its reader 4. Save the time of the reader 5. The library is a growing organism ! Modern-day application of the Five Laws ! The laws as applied to Colon Classi鍖cation
  • 4. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Colon Classi鍖cation - A Faceted Approach: ! [ ] Main Class: Broad subject area ! [ , ] Personality: Primary subject aspect, identi鍖ed after the other facets by the Residual Method ! [ ; ] Matter: The material, composition, property, or method of the subject ! [ : ] Energy: The action, activity, or work associated with the subject ! [ . ] Space: The geographical or spatial aspect of the subject ! [ ! ] Time: The temporal aspect of the subject Research in the cure of the tuberculosis of lungs by x-ray in India in 1950s L,45;421:6;253:f.44'N5 L Medicine 45 Lungs 421 Tuberculosis 6 Treatment 253 Research f X-ray 44 India N5 1950s Example taken from: Chan, L. M. (1994). Cataloging and Classi鍖cation: An Introduction (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • 5. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Advantages and Disadvantages: ! Advantages of the Colon Classi鍖cation: ! Very 鍖exible ! Able to easily accommodate new scienti鍖c discoveries, intellectual innovations, & cultural developments ! Provides detailed and accurate subject classi鍖cation ! Recognizes that hierarchical arrangements are not always adequate ! Disadvantages of the Colon Classi鍖cation: ! Extremely complex system ! Time consuming subject analysis and description ! Results in very long call numbers (L,45;421:6;253:f.44'N5 = 22 characters!!)
  • 6. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System The Legacy of Colon Classi鍖cation (CC): ! Colon Classi鍖cation is not widespread in libraries ! CC has strongly in鍖uenced other classi鍖cation schemes; most major systems (although not LCC) now include at least some aspects of a faceted system ! Faceted classi鍖cation systems are increasing in popularity for electronic resources ! Epicurious.com ! Yahoo! Directory search ! del.icio.us & Connotea.org ! Efforts at MIT to create a self-guiding eResources portal
  • 7. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Bibliography Batty, C. D. (1967). An introduction to colon classi鍖cation. Hamden, CT: Archon Books. Chan, L. M. (1994). Cataloging and classi鍖cation: an introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill. Cloonan, M. V. and Dove, J. G. (2005). Ranganathan online [Electronic version]. Library Journal (1976), 130(6), 58-60. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Finks, L. W. (1992). A centennial salute to Ranganathan [Electronic version]. American Libraries, 23(July/August 1992), 593- 594. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Gabridge, T.A., Hennig, N., Lubas, R., and Wenzel, S.G. (2005). When a librarians not there to ask: Creating an information resource advisory tool [Electronic version]. In Thompson, H.A. (Ed.) Currents and convergence: Navigating the rivers of change. Proceedings of the ACRL 12th National Conference, April 710, 2005, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chicago: Association of College and Research Libraries. Retrieved October 5, 2006 from www.ala.org/ala/acrl/acrlevents/gabridge05.pdf. Glassel, A. (1998, March). Was Ranganathan a Yahoo!? End User's Corner. Retrieved October 7, 2006 http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/toolkit/enduser/archive/1998/euc-9803.html.
  • 8. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Bibliography Gopinath, M.A. (2003). Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramarita [Electronic version]. In Drake, M. A. (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science. New York: Dekker. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from Dekker Encyclopedias. Gorman, M. (1998). The 鍖ve laws of library science: Then and now [Electronic version]. School Library Journal, 44(7). Retrieved October 10, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Kabir, A. M. F. (2003). Ranganathan: A universal librarian [Electronic version]. Journal of Educational Media & Library Sciences, 40(4), 453-459. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Kashyap, M. M. (2002). A sketch of a code for developing computer-based library information systems based on classi鍖ed catalogue code of Ranganathan (part-II) [Electronic version]. DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology, 22(2), 27-61. Retrieved September 14, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Leiter, R. A. (2003). Re鍖ections on Ranganathans 鍖ve laws of library science [Electronic version]. Law Library Journal, 95(3), 411-418. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Mole, H. V. (2005). Indian seminar honors Dr. S. R. Ranganathan [Electronic version]. Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists, 50(1/2), 59. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database.
  • 9. AlisonThornton & Joshua Parker Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan& the ColonClassi鍖cationSystem Presented: 18 October 2006 Simmons College, Graduate School of Library & InformationScience LIS 415-02: The Organizationof Information Dr. Daniel Joudrey Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan & the Colon Classi鍖cation System Bibliography Neelameghan, A. (2005). Subject architecture model and building construction model: A system perspective [Electronic version]. Information Studies, 11(4), 207-12. Retrieved October 2, 2006 from the Library Literature & Information Full Text database. Ranganathan, S. R. (1933). Colon classi鍖cation. Madras: The Madras Library Association. Ranganathan, S. R. (1960). Colon classi鍖cation (6th ed.). Bombay: Asia Publishing House. Ranganathan, S. R. (1965). The colon classi鍖cation. New Brunswick, NJ: Graduate School of Library Service, Rutgers, the State University. Ranganathan, S. R. (1967). A descriptive account of the colon classi鍖cation. Bombay: Asia Publishing House. Satija, M. P. (1989). Colon classi鍖cation, 7th edition: a practical introduction. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications. Taylor, A. G. (2004). Wynar's introduction to cataloging and classi鍖cation. Westport, CT: Libraries Unlimited.