Ranganathan's Five Laws and Tagore's Vision of Library: A Study

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  • Partha Pratim Ray
     Visva-Bharati, Institute of Agriculture, Sriniketan, West Bengal-731 236

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2015/v52i2/61936

Keywords:

Educational Philosophy of Rabindranath Tagore, Five Laws of Library Science, Tagore's Vision of Library.

Abstract

Five Laws of Library Science are considered as bedrock of library science. Rabindranath Tagore's vision of library can be traced out from his numerous writings. It is observed from the study that main thrusts of both the great minds are to maximize use library collection. Philosophy behind Tagore's vision of library originates from his educational philosophy based on individual fullness which will lead to social fullness.

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2015-04-01

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Ray, P. P. (2015). Ranganathan’s Five Laws and Tagore’s Vision of Library: A Study. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 52(2), 87–91. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2015/v52i2/61936

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Received 2015-03-23
Accepted 2015-03-23
Published 2015-04-01