Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2006 08:48:24 +0100 (BST) From: vasanth raj Dear Sir/Madam, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore celebrated the 114th birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan by welcoming the new batch of students (2006-08). The program started with the lighting the lamp by the faculty members of the department. On this occasion Prof.Shalini Urs gave speech on Dr.S R Ranganathan and his seminal works in the field of Library and Information Science.Prof. Shalini Urs highlighted the Ranganathan�s �Mnemonic value� and how it helps us to introspect and retrospect to move ourselves forward. She explained that how Ranganthan incidently got into the bandwagon of Librarianship and his contribution to put India in a global map in the field of Library and Information science in the early 1930�s, 1940�s and 1950�s.She spoke about the relevance of Ranganathan�s Faceted Approach in today�s world of �Semantic Web�. Dr. N S Harinarayana spoke about the Ranganathan�s successful journey as a Library professional, his vast knowledge on Indian Philosophy. He recited the �Five Laws of Library Science�and the sequence of arrangement and significance of the 24 words of five laws�. Dr. Kaisher Nikam described the life and achievements of Ranganathan and his interest in Philosophy-Logic-Science-Mythology.She expressed the delight and the fortune of her association with M A Gopinath and Neelamegahan, who had the opportunity to work with Dr. S R Ranganathan closely. Dr M Chendrashakera explained the importance of Chain indexing and Book Selection techniques of Ranganathan in today�s world of Information explosion. Dr. Mallinath Kumbar Chairman of the department presided over the program. Ashwini and Nagashayana of third semester gave brief talk on Chronological events of Ranganathan�s Life and achievements and on Colon Classification respectively. To explore more on this visit www.flickr.com/photos/35897502@N00 ------------------------- With best wishes Vasantha Raju N