Question

The title 'Father of library science' in India was conferred on Dr.S.R.Ranganathan by?*
options are:-
1 Melvi Dawey
2Mourice Gwyer
3Dr. Mukandetri Reddy
4W.B.C.Sayers​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Ranganathan was closely associated with ILA right from its inception till 1954 ie, for about two decades. In fact, Mr K M Asadullah who convened the first All India Library Conference in Calcutta in the year 1933, requested Dr Ranganathan to be its president.

Answer 2

Answer:

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (S.R.R.)[1] (About this soundlisten (help·info) 12 August 1892 – 27 September 1972) was a librarian and mathematician from India.[2] 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.[3] 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 Day in India.[4]