Ranganathan - off-topic digression

[Raju MJM]

I was a student of DRTC - Documentation research and training centre which
was founded by none other than DR SR Ranganathan. 

For further details see http://www.isibang.ac.in/DRTC/srr/index.htm

MJM Raju
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>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