Ranganathan - off-topic digression

[Julia Schult]

I asked our newest librarian, fresh out of SUNY Albany, if
she'd ever heard of Ranganathan, and her first thought was
that I was approaching her about a new religion.  ;-)  No,
they didn't cover him or as far as she remembers even
mention him in library school.

For anyone who is curious, see

http://www.uniroma1.it/Mathematics/I-Ranganathan.html

He was a great librarian, and influenced the history of the
profession.  I think it is a shame if library schools are no
longer touching on his Five Laws of Library Science, which
can be found at:

http://www.ala.org/editions/openstacks/insidethecovers/insideexcerpts1A.html

---Julia E. Schult
Access/Electronic Services Librarian
Elmira College
Jschult at elmira.edu