S.R. RanganathanAnd his five laws of library science.

About S.R. Ranganathan

• He was born on 9th August 1892.

• He lived in Shiyali in South India.

• Before he became a librarian, he was a mathematician.

• He created the five laws of library science.

• He created an alternative classification system that is still used in India.

• His picture was once on a stamp in India

First law of library science

Books are for useThis means that Books in Libraries are

not meant to be shut away from people.

Second law of library science

Every reader his (or her) book

This means we don’t judge what someone wants to read. Everyone

has different tastes and differences & we should respect that.

Third law of library science

Every book its readerThis means we should have books in the

library even if there is just one person who wants to read it. We shouldn’t just have popular books

Fourth law of library science

Save the time of the user.

This means it should be as easy as possible to find what you want in the library and the library should be accessible to all.

Fifth law of library science

The library is a growing organism.

This means that a library is always changing. The books need to be updated over time, new books should be bought and old books replaced.