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2005
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ712036 |
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- Ranganathan Online: Do Digital Libraries Violate the Third Law? Cloonan, Michele V. Dove, John G. Access to Information Electronic Libraries Library Materials Library Services Internet Librarians Library Science An ideology of librarianship was created by Shiyali Ramamrita (SR) Ranganathan in his classic The Five Laws of Library Science (Bombay: Asia Pub. House, 1963). He formulated objectives and principles for the organization of, access to, and use of library materials. Given the changing information world, this is a good time to reconsider Ranganathan's five laws: (1) Books are for use; (2) Every reader, his book; (3) Every book, its reader; (4) Save the time of the reader (5) A library is a growing organism. These normative laws embrace standards of practice and are fundamental to what librarians and researchers do. They have points of similarity with the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights, which might help explain why The Five Laws continue to have such consonance for American librarians. This article discusses these law in details and the impact they have had on librarians and researchers.