Relevance of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science in the 21st Century: A Clear Perspective
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https://doi.org/10.51983/ajist-2019.9.2.265Keywords:
Five Laws of Library Science, ICT Impact on Five Laws of Library Science, S.R. Ranganathan, 21stCentury LibrarianshipAbstract
This study intends to discuss the interrelationships and impacts of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan’s five laws with those enhancements and changes in the field and also their research content for further study. Latest developments of information products and services in field of LIS are considered emanated from the ongoing technological innovations and compared effectiveness and efficiency of those innovations with his basic learning of Five Laws. So the study methodology chiefly involves studying his publications and examining the contents in perspective with contemporary changing profile of library and information science.
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