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The Five Laws of Library Science

1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader his or her book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. A library is a growing organism.

S. R. Ranganathan (1931). Full text.

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Cover. S. R. Ranganathan , The Five Laws of Library Science, 1931.

The Five Laws of Library Science, 1931. University of Colorado, Boulder Library.

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