FIVE LAWS OF LIBRARY SCIENCE

Five laws of library science

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The Five laws of library science is a theory proposed by S. R. Ranganathan in 1931, detailing the principles of operating a library system. Many librarians worldwide accept them as the foundations of their philosophy.^[1][2]

These laws are:

1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader their book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.

1. The library is a growing organism