To perpetuate the sweet memory of it's 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 it's 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).

First Lecture:- 10th March 2003
The Five Laws in Information Society and Virtual Libraries Era.
Prof. MP Satija

Second Lecture:- 26th September 2004
Are we on Right Line in LIS Curiculum Development?
Dr. P.S.G Kumar

Third Lecture:- 28th August 2005
Ranganathan - Live and Real.
Prof. B Guha

Fourth Lecture:- 24 th September 2006.
Open Access Journals- a Myth or Reality.
Dr A Ratnakar

Fifth Lecture:- 23rd September 2007
The National Knowledge Commission and Libraries: A vision for the future.
Dr. Kalpana Das Gupta