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<li>A [[library]] is a growing organism. <ref>Eberhart, George M. (2000). The whole library handbook 3: Current data, professional advice, and curiosa about libraries and library services. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 62.</ref> | <li>A [[library]] is a growing organism.<ref>Eberhart, George M. (2000). The whole library handbook 3: Current data, professional advice, and curiosa about libraries and library services. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 62.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 20:03, 10 February 2010
The five laws of library science were proposed by S. R. Ranganathan in 1931. They are:
- Books are for use.
- Every person his or her book.
- Every book, its reader.
- Save the time of the reader.
- A library is a growing organism.[1]
- ↑ Eberhart, George M. (2000). The whole library handbook 3: Current data, professional advice, and curiosa about libraries and library services. Chicago: American Library Association. p. 62.