What is the role of libraries in physical (as yesterday) / virtual access (as today), according to the implied meaning of Dr. S R Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science (wherein 'book' is to be considered as information in any form and medium)? Here, is a chart adapted from: “Do digital libraries violate the Third Law? ” By Michle V. Cloonan & John G. Dove -- Library Journal, 04/01/2005
The Five Laws
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Book Shelf (Physical Library) as in Ranganathan's Day
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Hybrid Library (Physical and Virtual combo)
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Virtual Shelf (Digital Libary) as today
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I. Books are for use
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Open the doors / shelf (no locks; except rare/special books)
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Ask a Ranganathan scholar / expert (for lead send an email)
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Open the gateways (reduce hurdles / limit the restrictions
to access)
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II. Every reader, his book
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Every reader in the library must search/find and get
his/her book
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Every reader even outside the library must be able to
search/find and access his/her book
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III. Every book, its reader
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Reach out the un-reached via marketing, publicity and out
reach
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Reach out the un-reached via marketing, publicity and out
reach
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IV. Save the time of the reader
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Don’t waste the time of the reader; save the time by
creating current awareness service and bibliographies
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Don’t waste the time of the reader; save the time by
creating current awareness service, such as RSS, social media alerts, and
canned (microwaved) bibliographies
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V. A library is a growing organism
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Have a short term and long term plan for expansion in every
physical way
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Have a short term and long term plan for expansion in
every virtual way
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