SR Ranganathan Lecture Series

To perpetuate the sweet memory of its patron, the Executive Committee of the Delhi Library Association decided to institute a Memorial Lecture Series in the name of Dr. SR Ranganathan. The inaugural lecture in the series was delivered by Dr. M P Satija, Professor of Library & Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Punjab) on 10th March 2003. The lecture coincided with the 64th Foundation Day Function of the Delhi Library Association. The theme and its contents aroused keen interest amongst the audience. There was heavy demand for the prints of the lecture, so it was decided to reprint the lecture in the 2nd Issue of Volume 41 of Library Herald (2003).

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S. Dasgupta Lecture Series

In the memory of S. Dasgupta, one of the eminent librarians of all times, Delhi Library Association has instituted a Memorial Lecture Series in the name of S. Dasgupta. Prof. S. Dasgupta contributed substantially to the development of the Delhi University Library, the establishment of the Master of Library Science course, the rejuvenation of the Indian Library Association, starting of the Delhi Library Association, and the development of Delhi Public Library which was pilot project of UNESCO.

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