<P> Siyali Ramamrita Ranganathan ( S.R.R. ) ( listen ( help info ) Tamil : சீர்காழி இராமாமிருதம் ரங்கநாதன் ; 12 August 1892 -- 27 September 1972 ) was a mathematician and librarian from India . His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major faceted classification system , the colon classification . He is considered to be the father of library science , documentation , and information science in India and is widely known throughout the rest of the world for his fundamental thinking in the field . His birthday is observed every year as the National Librarian 's Day in India . </P>
<P> Siyali Ramamrita Ranganathan ( S.R.R. ) ( listen ( help info ) Tamil : சீர்காழி இராமாமிருதம் ரங்கநாதன் ; 12 August 1892 -- 27 September 1972 ) was a mathematician and librarian from India . His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major faceted classification system , the colon classification . He is considered to be the father of library science , documentation , and information science in India and is widely known throughout the rest of the world for his fundamental thinking in the field . His birthday is observed every year as the National Librarian 's Day in India . </P>
who is the father of indian library movement
who is the father of indian library movement
Siyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
Siyali Ramamrita Ranganathan