Public Library System for States in a Federal Country Envisaged by Dr. S R Ranganathan

Authors

  • Sathi Kumar Chellappan Nair Sarasamma

Keywords:

S R Ranganathan, Library Legislation, India, Public Library

Abstract

Discusses S R Ranganathan’s  Model Act for Public Library legislation in  States of a federal country, which is to form the second level component of Union Legislation. Draft Bill prepared for Kerala is also covered as a sample. Opines that his was an unique vision of Public Library Network, connecting  Public Libraries, Academic Libraries and Special Libraries including Parliament and Legislature libraries  to canalize the total information resources of the nation to one and all through an integrated system.  The major portion of our information resources held by large institutions like National Library, Connemara Public, National Science Library etc  still function as independent institutions serving only the limited population even half a century after Ranaganathan presented this Model Legislation. The Model Act for States he has prepared is very scientific and is still relevant and can be adopted  incorporating  the slight changes necessitated by technological developments.

References

Development Plan: Thirty-Year Programme for India with Draft Bills for The Union and the Constituent States. Delhi: Delhi University

Libraries Act 1948. Madras, Govt Press. Madras, govt of. (1948). Madras Public Ranganathan, S.R. (1950). Library

Published

2020-03-19

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2020): S R Ranganathan Memorial Volume Part V

Section

Articles

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