C. D. Deshmukh: "The students were the body of the university, the administration was, of course, the head, the teachers were the soul, and the library, the heart."
Chilkamarti Lakshmi Narasimham: "Each village should have libraries like we have the tanks and wells."
Drury: "To provide the right book to the right reader at the right time."
McColvin: "Demand and supply theory."
Melvil Dewey: "The best reading for the largest number at the least time."
S. R. Ranganathan: "Reference service is the process of establishing right contact between the right reader and the right book at the right time in the right personal way."
William E. Halal: "Information is more powerful than physical technology and its form is the invisible link that binds a society together."
S. R. Ranganathan: "If you want to be a reference librarian, you must learn to overcome not only your shyness but also the shyness of others!"
Maurice Gwyer: "Father of Library Science in India...S. R. Rangnathan"
Maurice Gwyer: "Prince among the librarians...S. R. Rangnathan"
