Question

Discuss five laws of library science and explain third law of library science in detail

Answer 1

LAWS
IMPLICATIONS of LAWS
*######FIRST LAW:

Books Are For Use*


1. Open Access

2. Location

3. Library Hours

4. Library Building and Furniture

5. Book Selection Policy

6. Library Techniques

7. Publicity

8. Library Staff

9. Reference Service

*######SECOND LAW:

Every Reader His/Her Book*


1. Obligations of the State

2. Obligation of the Library Authority

3. Obligation of Library Staff

4. Obligation of the Reader

*#####THIRD LAW:

Every Book Its Reader*


1. Open Access

2. Book Selection

3. Shelf Arrangement

4. Easy Accessibility

5. Cataloging

6. Reference Service

7. Publicity

8. Extension Service

*####FOURTH LAW:

Save The Time Of The Reader*


1. Open Access

2. Location

3. Shelf Arrangement, Classification, and Cataloging

4. Stack-Room Guides

5. Issue and Return

6. Reference Service

7. Documentation Service

8. Library Staff
*FIFTH LAW:

The Library Is A Growing Organism*


1. Balanced Growth

2. Casting Off the Old (Obsolete) and Preserving Valuable Books

3. Choice of a Classification Scheme

4. Choice of a Catalog Code

5. Modernization

6. Staff

7. Library Building - Provision for Future

8. Safeguards



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