1. Dr. M D Baby, Professor & Head, School of Library & Information Science, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), Kalamassery

2. Every nation and every discipline in the universe of knowledge possess an educational philosophy which sustains the development of that discipline.  Purushartha  Gurukul

3. Anand P Srivastava presents Dr. Ranganathan in his following words, “ A mathematician by training and temperament, a scientist of exuberant intellectual deeply rooted in the lore of Indian thought and culture, an academician of rare brilliance in approach and outlook, the doyen of modern scientific librarianship and the patron sage of library and information science, Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan”.

4.  Library classification  Library/Space Management  Five Laws of Library Science

5.  Books are for use  Every reader his book  Every book its reader  Save the time of the reader  A library is a growing organism

6. Ranganathan lays stress on the following factors in space management in libraries  Environment / Location  Space allocations for different purposes  Consideration to human nature and attitudes  Systematic and scientific arrangement of available space.

7.  Comfortable & conducive environment  Space allocation  Scientific & Systematic arrangement  Easy to access  Save the time

8.  A powerful and effective space management policy can help libraries to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their daily work and services.  Digital era & Virtual space

9. Thank You