VARIANTS OF RANGANATHAN’S FIVE LAWS: AN ANALYTICAL STUDY

Anil Kumar Dhiman

doi:10.29121/granthaalayah.v11.i11.2023.5339

Authors

Anil Kumar Dhiman Information Scientist, Gurukul Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar -249404 (Uttarakhand), India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v11.i11.2023.5339

Keywords:

Five Laws of Library Science, Dr. Ranganathan’s Laws of Library Science, Variants of Five Laws of Library Science

Abstract [English]

The Five Laws of Dr. Ranganathan are the fundamental laws of library science which were propounded in the year 1931. Though more than 80 years have passed they are as useful as they were in their starting time but with some modifications. Various variants of Dr. Ranganathan’s Laws have been made in the changing environment of information and communication technology, this article explores most of them and discusses their implications in new era.

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