Respected Professionals, library science as part of the social sciences in the context of traditional library services and the role of libraries in society and education. These are indeed important roles, and the DDC makes explicit provision for each. However, the field of library and information science, like computer science, is truly interdisciplinary in nature and is broader than traditional library services. Main class 000 Computer science, information & general works includes 001 Knowledge, 001.4 Research, 004-006 Computer science, and 069 Museology—all interdisciplinary fields closely allied with the interdisciplinary field of library and information science. Regards, P. S. MANJUNATHA LIBRARIAN B.N.M.I.T. SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES BANGALORE -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.