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RELEVANCE OF RANGANATHAN'S LAW

Ranganathan has been a celebrated personality in the field of library and information sciences. Indeed, he was a great philosopher who could see library science today from his days. Among the many works that he did, the particular one that catches my attention this morning even as I sit and doze off behind my laptop is his proposition of the five laws of library sciences. These laws have been able to stand the test of time and their relevance in today’s library practice and theory can never be underestimated. Accordingly, Ranganathan stipulates the following laws as the principal guideline for librarianship: ·          Books are for use. ·          Every reader his [or her] book. ·          Every book its reader. ·          Save the time of the User. ·          The library is a growing organism. Many established laws and principles have had to go through various stages of revision in order to remain relevant solely because of the advent of technology. However, thes

RELEVANCE OF RANGANATHAN'S LAW

R ELEVANCE O F R ANGANATHAN'S L AW Kwame Agyei Dankwah, Ho – Ghana Ranganathan has been a celebrated personality in the field of library and information sciences. Indeed, he was a great philosopher who could see library science today from his days. Among the many works that he did, the particular one that catches my attention this morning even as I sit and doze off behind my laptop is his proposition of the five laws of library sciences. These laws have been able to stand the test of time and their relevance in today’s library practice and theory can never be underestimated. Accordingly, Ranganathan stipulates the following laws as the principal guideline for librarianship: ·          Books are for use. ·          Every reader his [or her] book. ·          Every book its reader. ·          Save the time of the User. ·          The library is a growing organism. Many established laws and principles have had to go through various stages of r