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IMPORTANT YEAR WITH ITS EVENTS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Dear Professionals,
kindly list out the important year with its events in LIS so that it will be very useful for our members for preparing UGC-NET EXAM.
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Permalink Reply by vasumathi on
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Dear Ma'am,
There are so many events and "n" number of dates to remember in Library and information science for preparing exam...I will attach a few..
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Permalink Reply by MALA.A on
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Dear mam,
Thank you very much for your kind reply.This will be very useful for preparing UGC-NET Exam.
With regards,
A,Mala
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2000- Information Technology Act was enacted.
1876- The first Library Association in the world.
1952- Classification Research Group was formed.
1963- The 6th edition of CC was reprinted.
1931- Five Laws of Library science was published( by S.R.Ranganathan )
1928- Five Laws of Library science was enunciated ( by S.R.Ranganathan )
1961- SDI service was introduced
1905- UDC was designed
1972- RRRLF was established
1955- IASLIC was established
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Permalink Reply by Pradeep verma (Dhanka) on
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nice GK mem
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Permalink Reply by Ari Krishnan R on
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SDI WAS INTRODUCED 1958- H.P LUHN - BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM
COMPUTERIZED SDI IN 1959 - IBM CORPORATION NEW YORK
SDI WAS DEVELOPED 1961
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Permalink Reply by Chellapandian.S on
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IMPORTANT YEARS 1948 –Madras Public Library Bill Passed.
1950 –Connemara Library designated State Central Library.
1951 –Delhi Public Library Established.
1954 –Delivery of Books Act enacted
1955 –Central Reference Library Established
1957 –Advisory Committee for Libraries appointed.
1962 –Model Library sent to states.
1964 –Working Group on Libraries appointed.
1972 –Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation established
1972 –Working Group on Development of Public Libraries appointed.
1978 –National Adult Education program adopted.
1979 –Library Section established in Department of Culture of Government of India.
1983 –Working Group on Modernization of Library Services and Informatics appointed.
1985 –Committee on National Policy on Library and Information Systems appointed.
1986 –National Book Policy adopted.
1986 –National Literacy Mission established
1986 –National Policy on Education adopted
2005 –National Knowledge Commission
PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN TAMILNADU
Madras Literary Society was established in 1812.
In 1928 Madras Library Association was formed, Mr. V.V. SrinivasaIyangarwas the first President and "Father of Libraries in India" Dr. S.R.Ranganathanwas the first Secretary.
Tamilnadu is the first state to pass Public Libraries Act in 1948, it was the milestone in the Public Library Movement in the country.
Under the G.O No 1421 dated 02.06.1939 School Libraries are opened to public in the Madras Presidency.
PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN INDIA
In 1808 Bombay Government proposed to register libraries.
Royal Asiatic Society (1784), Bombay Literary Society (1804), Madras Literary Society(1818) had libraries used only by British People.
In 1891 Imperial Library was established in Calcutta by making different Government Department libraries together.
In 30
thJanuary 1903 opened to public by Lord Curzon.
In 1820 Saraswathi Mahal Library established at Tanjore, Tamilnadu by Maharaja Sarfoji II.
In 1896 Connemara Library at Madras opened to Public
In 1953 Imperial Library Calcutta declared as National Library of India by then Education Minister of India Moulana Abulkalam Azad.
In 1951 Delhi Public Library was established by UNESCO’s Public Library Pilot Project
Delivery of Books Public Library Act was enacted in 1954, Periodicals are included in 1956.
In the year 1972, to promote library movement in India Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRLF) was established.
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Mam. see this attachment. useful for NET/SET exam.
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Dear Chella pandian sir,
Thank you sir....BUT I AM COLLECTING ONLY YEARS AND ITS EVENTS
Thanks & regards,
A.Mala
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Permalink Reply by Swamidas.G. Mitra on
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Dear Professionals,
Please go through the attachment of important year with its events in LIS.....
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lis-chronology.pdf, 35 KB -
objectives.doc, 52 KB
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Dear Swamidas G.Mitra,
Really excellent information sir....thanks a lot for providing this valuable information which will be more useful for members preparing UGC-NET Exam.
Thanks & regards,
A.Mala
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Permalink Reply by RAMESH PARICHI on
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Really you have collected very good information which is useful to many professionals
good
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