The use of this work has been encouraging, since the first edition in 1955. Perhaps it has remained without a competitor till to date on the subject Public Library Organization, with special reference to India’ and also the valuable comments on the book made by Mr. Edward Sydney, the UNESCO’S First Consultant on the Delhi Public Library Project, 1950-51, in the Foreword added to the value and extensive use of the book. Under these circumstances; the writer has once again prepared a revision of this work, bearing in mind (1) that the book has been out of Print since 1980, and (2) the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation set up in 1972 by the Government of India, its draft on the National Policy on the Library and Information services, 1984, the Policy statement of the Indian Library Association, the Planning Commission working Group Report Modernization of Libraries and Information Services’ based on a system, 1985, and finally the setting up of the Chattopadhyaya Committee, 1986
by the government of India and its Comprehensive Report on the National Policy on the Library and Information System for India, and its acceptance to a very large extent by the Government of India are important factors that influenced this revision.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR C.G. Viswanathan
Professor C. G. Viswanathan, an eminent writer of valuable books on various aspects of Library and Information Science for over the last forty years, is so familiar in professional circles that any fresh introduction would be a repetition. Recently,the Andhra University Walt air, where he commenced his professional career, felicitated him, at the Golden Jubilee of the department of Library and Information Science in April 1987 by awarding a citation and a silver plaque. The Indian Library Association at its Golden Jubilee Celebration, 1984, awarded a citation, a silver medal and elected him an Honorary Fellow of the Indian Library Association in Grateful recognition of his valuable services to the cause of education of Library and Information Science, and establishing the library science department at the university level, at Banaras Hindu University in 1941 and at the Luckhow University in 1972, The Government of Uttar Pradesh in collaboration with the U. P. Library Association presented a commemoration volume in two parts on Professor Viswanathan's 75th birthday in appreciation of his scholarly and valuable Professor Viswanathan that stimulated hard- pressed colleagues to give up their spare time to assemble the information that formed the basis of the national reports.' this is stated in relation to the first issue of Bibliographical Services throughout the World , published by UNESCO, Paris. Professor Veswanathan has taught an international community of Library and Information Science students in the United Kingdom, where he had the privilege of being the first visiting professor of library and information science from India, at the London University College School of Librarianship and Archives. The profession of librarianship as a whole is grateful to him for his valuable literary works and wishes many more years of literary activity.
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