The five laws of library science are five key principals designed around the concept of making using the library as easy & user friendly as possible for the library patron. Library staff are supposed to keep their customers in mind & ease of access & use when deciding on materials & services to offer. Both Ranganathan's old laws & Gorman's new laws are designed to make visiting the library & taking advantage of the services available as enjoyable as possible for the customers.
These laws help to promote reading by making libraries more user friendly & customer focused. Despite the reality that libraries offer so much more than books, many people believe that libraries only offer books, therefore it's where they're likely to turn to when looking for a certain book or to start reading again after a long period of not reading. A library that is said to be friendly & easy to use & usually has what customers are after is more likely to draw in new customers. But also, by offering other services such as computers, community groups, magazines, game consoles libraries may also encourage people to read that way; customers may decide to browse the library's collection while they're are already in there using something else.
Reference List
Gorman M. The five laws of library science, then & now. School Library Journal. 1998;(7):20. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
These laws help to promote reading by making libraries more user friendly & customer focused. Despite the reality that libraries offer so much more than books, many people believe that libraries only offer books, therefore it's where they're likely to turn to when looking for a certain book or to start reading again after a long period of not reading. A library that is said to be friendly & easy to use & usually has what customers are after is more likely to draw in new customers. But also, by offering other services such as computers, community groups, magazines, game consoles libraries may also encourage people to read that way; customers may decide to browse the library's collection while they're are already in there using something else.
Reference List
Gorman M. The five laws of library science, then & now. School Library Journal. 1998;(7):20. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?
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