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5 LAWS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE OF
S.R RANGANATTAN PUBLISHED IN
1931
S.R RANGANATTAN
FORMULATED THE FIRST LAW WITH PROF.
EDWARD N. ROSS
IN
1928
WHAT LAW STATED THAT THE LIBRARIES SHOULD BE FREED FROM NOISE AND DISTURBANCES
LOCATION
OPEN
ACCESS
OF BOOKS ENHANCE THEIR USE. THEY ALLOWED TO GO THE SHELVES AND CHOOSE THE BOOK OF HIS INTEREST
LOCATION
LIBRARY SHOULD BE SITUATED NEAR THE
CENTRAL
PLACE
THE FIRST LAW DEMANDS THAT LIBRARY SHOULD BE KEPT FOR LONG HOURS -
LIBRARY HOURS
LIBRARY
BUILDING
AND
FURNITURE
SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL LIBRARY BUILDING WITH PLEASANT, NATURAL, AND HAS COMFORTABLE CHAIRS
BOOK SELECTION POLICY
IT SHOULD BE PURCHASED WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE NEEDS OF THE READERS
LIBRARY TECHNIQUES
PROPER CATALOGING AND CLASSIFICATION OF BOOKS ARE ESSENTIAL FOR PROMOTING THE USE OF BOOKS
PUBLICITY
IT DEMANDS WIDE PUBLICITY OF EACH AND EVERY BOOK OF THE LIBRARY
LIBRARY STAFF
CARES FOR THE BOOK AND READERS. THEY SHOULD HELP USERS TO FIND THEIR DESIRED BOOK
REFERENCE
SERVICES
AIMS TO ESTABLISH THE RIGHT CONTACT BETWEEN THE RIGHT PERSON AT THE RIGHT TIME
SECOND LAW:
EVERY READER HIS
/
HER BOOK
OBLIGATION
OF
THE
STATE
RESPONSIBILITY TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM
OBLIGATION OF THE LIBRARY AUTHORITY
RESPECT TO THE SELECTION OF BOOKS AND STAFF
OBLIGATION OF LIBRARY STAFF
SHOULD
BE COOPERATIVE
AND
SERVICE MINDED. THEY ARE THE BRIDGE
BETWEEN READERS
AND
BOOKS
OBLIGATION OF THE READERS
DISCIPLINED AND FOLLOW RULES AND REGULATIONS, SHOULD RESTRAIN FROM CUTTING PAGES FROM BOOKS, KEEPING BOOKS BEYOND THE DUE DATE
THIRD LAW: EVERY BOOK ITS READER
FOCUSES N THE BOOK ITSELF
FIRST LAW: BOOKS ARE FOR USE
BOOKS
POV
OPEN ACCESS IN THIRD LAW
THERE
SHOULD BE
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BOOK ARE SEEN BY
THE
READERS
BOOK SELECTION
FULL WEIGHTAFE TO THE TASTE AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE CLIENTELE OF THE LIBRARY. IF THE RIGHT BOOKS ARE SELECTED IT WILL DEFINITELY FIND ITS READER
SHELF ARRANGEMENT
BOOKS ARE ARRANGE SO THAT THE SUBJECTS GET ARRANGED ACCORDING TO THE DEGREE OF MUTUAL RELATIONSHIP
EASY ACCESSIBILITY
PLACED WITHIN EASY REACH OF THE READERS
IDEAL HEIGHT OF SHELVES
6.5
FT
CATALOGING
PROPER CATALOGING OF BOOKS IS VERY IMPORTANT