What are the laws of library science?
The laws of library sciences are a set of rules that define how the library system should offer people their services. These are also indirectly instructions for all library users on how to respect books and other users in the library environment. In 1931, Shiyali published Ramamrita Ranganathan, known as the father of library science, a book entitled "Five Laws of Library Sciences", whose content is widely accepted as the primary principles of the library. These five laws can be summarized in five statements, the first of which are "books for use" and "every reader of his book". The second three statements are "every book of her reader", "save the user's time" and "the library is a growing organism."
The first law of "books are for use", states that libraries exist primarily to allow people to access books and protection and protection and protection of books are only secondary. It has been observed that libraries often keep the books away to prevent them from preventing or stolen, to the extent that they are almost inaccessible. TOHowever, niy should be read so that people can gain knowledge and recognition for literature. In accordance with this law, libraries should be placed in "reaching" places, should have corresponding opening hours and rental policy and should employ welcome professional staff.
The second and third laws of the Library of Science "Every reader of his book" and "every book of his reader" are often used mutually. The second law explains that every user of the library has the right to obtain and obtain any book or information based on its taste and need. The third law, on the other hand, states that each book in the library is valuable and useful, even if only one person needs it. Generally, these laws of science libraries prevent any discrimination against readers and books, and edit that various literary genres, links and other sources or information are included in the collection. Laws also recommend libraries that have ZNAlie, competent staff and transparent shelf system.
efficiency and organization questions are discussed specifically in the fourth law: "Save the reader time." Readers should be able to look for what they want and immediately need. The application of this fourth law can be seen in indices, catalogs of cards and bibliography. Even how the books are arranged, whether alphabetically, the genre or the decimal system, they are a reflection of the importance of how the libraries can and should “save the reader time”.
The final law in Ranganathan's five library science laws is that "a library is a growing organism". In this law, the word "growing" or "growth" points not only to the number of accumulated books and documents, but also to the recipination of these resources. This law also means how librarysystems should be able to adapt to changes, for example, when digital and online sources have become more used.