Understanding the laws of library science with acronym 'BEEST" and their relevance

 Understanding the laws of library science with acronym 'BEEST" and their relevance

The five fundamental Laws of Library Science, proposed by Dr S. R. Ranganathan in 1931, work as the operating principles of a library system and provide the theoretical or philosophical foundation of the growth in knowledge of and research in library science .

Furthermore, the  five laws of library science also lay the norms, percepts, and guidelines to librarianship as a profession as well as provide bases for research in the area of the library science and its perpetual relevance

The five fundamental laws of library science as stated by  Ranganathan  are can be understood by the acronym BEEST

B: B for 'Books Are For Use'

E: First E for 'Every Reader His/Her Book'

E: Second E for  'Every Book Its Reader'

S: S for 'Save The Time Of The Reader'

T: T for "The Library Is A Growing Organism'

These laws have professionalized the roles and function of librarians and readers as librarianship and readership which are being seen relevant even with the advent of the digital age  with term "books" being extended to "knowledge resources" and its merger with 'Information Science.'

The combine corollary of the second and third laws of library scienceh has  lead to creation of public libraries, institutional libraries, departmental libraries, mobile libraries, circulating libraries, class libraries and personal libraries.

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