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Peer reviewedChappell, Marcia H. – Library Quarterly, 1976
Ranganathan believed that effective reference service depended on the intuitive "flair" of the librarian and on the use of an analyticosynthetic classification scheme. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Hinduism, Library Science, Library Services
Download full textVarghese, Manoj M. – 1991
A study of S. R. Ranganathan's theory of reference service is undertaken by using an historical methodology. It was evident from the literature review that Ranganathan had established that reference service was the most important work and served as the hub of all library practices. There were six factors that were repeatedly considered by…
Descriptors: Classification, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Library Research
Peer reviewedMcGrath, William E. – Library Trends, 2002
Develops a comprehensive, unified, explanatory theory of librarianship by first making an analogy to the unification of the fundamental forces of nature. Topics include dependent and independent variables; publishing; acquisitions; classification and organization of knowledge; storage, preservation, and collection management; collections; and…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation
