2.5: Discussion Post #2 — Ranganathan
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Discussion Post #2 – (5 total points)

Everyone is required to read:

Ranganathan (1931), Five laws of library science (see these two Wikipedia entries:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_laws_of_library_science (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.  and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._R._Ranganathan (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. )

FYI, not required but in case you are interested in seeing more context, here is the full text of the 5 Laws:

Ranganathan, S. R. (Shiyali Ramamrita), 1892-1972. Madras, The Madras Library Association; 1931.

The five laws of library science, by S. R. Ranganathan, with a foreword by Sir P. S. Sivaswami Aiyer and an introduction by W. C. Berwick Sayers.

Link: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.$b99721  (Links to an external site.)

FYI: Source for this digitized version provided by the  Hathi Trust (https://www.hathitrust.org/about)  (Links to an external site.)

Everyone will read either:

Introduction and Conclusion to Connaway (2014). Reordering Ranganathan (OCLC Report,http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/library/2014/oclcresearch-reordering-ranganathan-2014.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

OR, read and watch:

A press release and video interview with the authors of the OCLC report,http://www.oclc.org/research/publications/library/2014/oclcresearch-reordering-ranganathan-2014-overview.html (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Address the following prompts in one short essay of no more than 500 words:

What did you learn about libraries and information organization from the required readings and discussion material for this week? Be specific and offer an example that relates back to the issues we are discussing in this course.
What question do you have on those topics?
Given what you know, do you think the 5 laws apply in todays information environments? Post some of your thoughts on what the 5 laws of information science for the 21st century might look like and why. Be specific and offer examples.