Ranganathan S.R. The Five Laws of Library Science

New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 2006. — 482 p.The works of the renowned Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan - considered the father of library science in India - cover certain facets of library and information science. These library science classics - reprinted by Ess Ess Publications - make Dr. S.R. Ranganathan's work available to the current generation of librarians. S. R. Ranganathan, considered by librarians all over the world to be the father of modern library science, proposed five laws of library science in the early 1930s. Most librarians worldwide accept them as the foundations of the philosophy of their work and service in the library. These laws are: Books are for use, Every reader his or her book, Every book its reader, Save the time of the reader, and The library is a growing organism. The Five Laws of Library Science are some of the most influential concepts in the field. Since they were published in 1931, these five laws "have remained a centerpiece of professional values..." (Rubin 2004). These basic theories of Library Science continue to directly impact the development of this discipline and the service of all libraries. [From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]. The book has been reprinted over twenty-five times to meet the demand from libraries, students of library and information science and information professionals. In 2006 when DLIST (University of Arizona) placed a test version of the contents page and first chapter of the first edition of the book on the Internet, there were some 640 downloads in twenty-four hours. The 'five laws' are equally valid in the present digital / information age as they have been in the conventional library environment.AcknowledgementsForewordThe First Law
Library Location
Library Hours
Library Furniture
A Dialogue
Library Staff
Library Staff and Scholarship
Library Staff and Professional Training
Library Staff and Status
Library Staff and their Responsibility
Library Staff and Readers
Library Staff and Psychology
Library Staff and Personal Service
Library Staff and Social Service
The Second Law and its struggle
The Classes and the Masses
The Men and the Women
The City-Folk and the Country-Folk
The Normal and the Abnormal
The Land and the Sea
The Adult and the Child
The Second Law and its Digvijaya
America
Mexico
Central and South America
A Lucky Alliance
South Africa
Europe
Bulgaria
Rumania
Yugoslavia
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Poland
Soviet Union of Russia
Finland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Germany
Italy
France
Belgium
Holland
UK
Australia
Japan
Manchuria
India
The Second Law and its Implications
The Obligations of the State
Finance and Legislation
A Departmental Conference
Extracts form the Draft Public Library Bill
Central Authority and Local Authority
Scheme as to Powers and Duties
Public Libraries
Finance
Acquisition, Appropriation and Alienation of Land
Inspection, Returns, Reports, etc.
Bye-Laws
Co-ordination
The Obligations of the Library Authority
Choice of Books
Choice of Staff
The Obligations of the Library Staff
The Obligations of the Readers
Library Rules
The Obligations of the Library Staff
Reference WorkReference Books
Catalogue
The Third Law
The Open Access System
Shelf Arrangement
Catalogue Entries
Reference Work
Publicity
Extension Work
Book Selection
The Fourth Law
Open Access vs Closed System
Shelf-Arrangement
Stack-Room Guides
CatalogueReference Work
Charging and Discharging Methods
The Time of the Staff
Central Cataloguing
Library Location
The Fifth Law
Growth in Size
Books
Stack-Room and Fittings
Periodicals Room
Catalogue Room
Catalogue
Shelf-Register
Classification Scheme
Readers and Issue of Books
Reading Room
Issue Method
Even Floors
Safeguards
Staff
Staff-Council
The Spirit of the Hive
Evolution
Variety of Forms
The Vital Principle
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