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Showing papers by "Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan published in 1951"


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TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the emergence of the library profession in relation to recalling memory and of the profession of the data-specialist in relation with correlating memory, differences in the function and training of the two professions; factors which militate against their being distinguished; the need for both professions to have a common classification technique with special reference to punched cards and similar machinery for search.
Abstract: Summary: Team‐work needed by modern research; need for division of labour and externalized memory; emergence of the library profession in relation to recalling memory and of the profession of the data‐specialist in relation to correlating memory; differences in the function and training of the two professions; factors which militate against their being distinguished; the need for both professions to have a common classification technique with special reference to punched cards and similar machinery for search.

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