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Vol. 6 No. 39
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Rele ance o Fi e Laws in Digi al E a
M s. Pooja P asad Cha an
Lib a ian,
Raja shi Shahu A s and Comme ce College, Rukadi.
Co esponding Au ho – M s. Pooja P asad Cha an
DOI - 10.5281/zenodo.17278584
Abs ac :
In oday's in o ma ion and echnology e a, he use o In o ma ion and Communica ion
Technology (ICT) in lib a ies is inc easing. I has become a ou ine o lib a ies o use ICT and new
echnologies o ace he changing e olu ion. The use o ICT has made lib a y au oma ion easie . I
includes e icien in o ma ion e ie al, online ca aloging, digi al p ese a ion o esou ces, ime
sa ing and 24/7 a ailabili y o eade s and esea che s. While p o iding all hese se ices, D . S.R.
Rangana han made he i e Laws o lib a y science, which can be used in lib a ies o make hem
mo e e icien . The e o e, lib a ies will be able o p o ide mo e e icien and easy se ices in he
digi al age and will be mo e ad anced.
In oduc ion:
The a he o Indian lib a y science,
D . S.R. Rangana han, is a enowned lib a y
scien is in he wo ld and in India. He s udied
lib a y science in dep h and ga e i e Laws o
lib a y. Due o hose i e Laws, lib a y science
has become easie o he socie y and i s wo k.
The cu en e a is he e a o in o ma ion
echnology and in his expanding e a o
in o ma ion, lib a ies ha e o p o ide mode n
se ices o he eade s along wi h adi ional
se ices. To use he i e Laws o D . S.R.
Rangana han, in o ma ion and communica ion
echnology can be used o con e in o ma ion
in o digi al, accessible and e icien
componen s. In his, ICT ul ills he laws
h ough online public access ca alogue
(OPAC), digi al lib a ies and emo e access,
ensu es he use o documen s, use s ind hei
esou ces, esou ces each hei use s, ime is
sa ed and he inc easing na u e o in o ma ion
sys ems is suppo ed.
ICT and D . S. R. Rangana han's i e
Laws:
1. Books A e Fo Use:
Rangana han's i s p inciple is ha
e e y book is o use. The e m book is no
longe associa ed wi h p in ed li e a u e bu is
associa ed wi h all ypes o p in ed and
unp in ed documen s con aining in o ma ion.
Ea lie , o ul ill his i s p inciple, he
loca ion o he lib a y, he lib a y building, he
u ni u e and o he equipmen in he lib a y,
he lib a y ime, he lib a y s a , he selec ion
o books and documen s we e all e y
impo an . In he p esen mode n e a, along
wi h all hese ac o s, due o he use o mode n
echnology, physical ba ie s ha e been
emo ed o some ex en and in o ma ion is
now accessible o he eade s wi hou any
ba ie s. Lib a ies a e no only keeping p in ed
li e a u e in he lib a y, bu also making books
and jou nals a ailable o he eade s. Many
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ou -o -p in and a e books a e being digi ized
and made a ailable o he eade s. I has
become easie o sea ch o documen s in he
lib a y by using many ypes o p og ams. The
ad an age o his is ha a la ge amoun o
in o ma ion is no only p ese ed bu also
ac i ely used, maximizing i s alue.
2. E e y Reade Should Ge His/He Book:
Acco ding o Rangana han's second
heo y, he eade is a he cen e. Reade s a e
o di e en ypes and i we conside hem
om an educa ional pe spec i e, hey can be
eache s, s uden s, esea che s. F om he
eache 's poin o iew, he necessa y eading
ma e ial is no necessa ily use ul o he
s uden , he e o e, he eading ma e ial should
be p o ided o he eade by conside ing he
eade . S udying eade s is he need o e e y
lib a y. Reade s do no know all ypes o
eading ma e ial, he e o e, he lib a y s a
along wi h he lib a ians should p o ide p ope
guidance o he eade s. P o iding se ices
like Selec i e Dissemina ion o In o ma ion
(SDI). P o iding ICT base se ices means
making hem a ailable wi h ca alogued
in o ma ion as well as comple e ull- ex
da abases in web connec i i y. Fo example,
Science Di ec o y, Eme ald Full Tex , IEEE
Jou nals, IEE Jou nals, Na u e Jou nals,
Compendex, Ei illage, Inspec o Ei illage,
Ma hs Sciene . Along wi h ha , so wa e like
i ual e e ence se ices, cha se e s,
ques ion poin (OCLC), subsc ip ion base
jou nals along wi h ee jou nals a ailable o
eade s on he in e ne like LISTA AND
DOAJ. Making i a ailable. Enables use s o
ind and access he exac in o ma ion hey
need, A da abase, sea ch engines and
pe sonalized ecommenda ions help use s ind
he speci ic esou ces hey need, ega dless o
hei loca ion.
3. E e y Book Should Ha e I s Reade :
In Rangana han's hi d heo y, books,
documen s, eading ma e ials a e impo an .
Books a e o he use o eade s. Bu books
canno each he eade s hemsel es, so
lib a ians should p o ide se ices o he
eade s. Lib a ies use ex ended p og ams o
eade s, book design, book classi ica ion,
agmen a y o de , abula ion and guidance,
guide boa ds, open doo me hod. Along wi h
ha , lib a ies ha e o p o ide many se ices
using ICT, conside ing he cu en needs o
eade s and he scope o in o ma ion. These
include making e-books, e-jou nals, Subjec
Re e ence Da abase Abs ac , Census Da a,
Geo e e enced Da abase a ailable, along wi h
he a ailabili y o he equi ed book using
Mobile Open Public Access Ca alogue (M-
OPAC). Using ICT, we can use Web 2.0
echnology along wi h RSS Feeds, Weblogs,
Wikis, S eaming Media, Tagging, Social
Ne wo king, Twi e , Social Bookma king,
Flicke , S a Page, Podcas ing along wi h
Web 3.0 echnology.
Communi y In o ma ion Se ice is
essen ial o e e y eade o ha e access o
e e y piece o in o ma ion. These include e-
go e nance p ojec s o employmen , heal h,
educa ion and o he schemes o he needy.
Lib a ies and in o ma ion p o essionals ha e
o play he ole o in o ma ion na iga o s,
knowledge manage s, in o ma ion e alua o s
by p o iding in e ne acili ies and helping
hem o ind he igh in o ma ion. The use o
ICT h ough ad anced ca aloguing, sea ch
unc ionali y and wide each h ough digi al
pla o ms ensu es ha e e y a ailable
“documen ” can be ound by he in ended use .
I s ad an age is ha i inc eases he each and
a ailabili y o esou ces by connec ing hem o
hei po en ial use s, ensu ing ha no esou ce
is le wi hou access.
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4. Sa e The Time O The Reade :
In lib a ies, in o ma ion cen es,
eade s o esea che s come o ind he
in o ma ion hey need. Finding in o ma ion is
a e y ime-consuming ask. Acco ding o he
ou h p inciple, he aluable ime o he
eade o esea che should no be was ed in
inding in o ma ion. Also, he ime o he
lib a y s a who p o ide e icien se ice in
inding books should no be was ed. Fo his,
lib a ians use app op ia e so wa e o pe o m
ca aloguing, classi ica ion, e e ence se ices,
open access, agmen ed se ices, p o ide new
se ices and echniques, quick e e ence
se ices, popula awa eness se ices, Xe ox
se ices. ICT is used in p o iding hese
se ices. Along wi h online public access
ca alogue (OPAC), e-mail ale s, In e ne o
Things (IOT), lib a y mobile app, obo s, Big
da a, da a ha es ing, digi al p ese a ion,
ins i u ional eposi o ies, i sa es he ime o
he eade s. Remo e access o esou ces
h ough he use o ICT signi ican ly educes
he ime spen by he use s in sea ching o
in o ma ion. Thus, i p o ides as and
e icien deli e y o in o ma ion, which makes
he en i e use expe ience much as e and
mo e e ec i e compa ed o adi ional manual
sys ems.
5. Lib a y Is A G owing Ins i u ion:
Lib a y is an ins i u ion and his
ins i u ion is such ha i g ows wi h ime.
The e o e, Rangana han's i h p inciple is ha
he lib a y is a g owing ins i u ion. In he
lib a y, old hings keep coming and new hings
keep coming. In o ma ion keeps ge ing
upda ed. In he p esen e a, in o ma ion is
exploding. In his e a o in o ma ion and
echnology, in o ma ion is g owing like a as
ocean. P ope planning and o ganiza ion o
his in o ma ion has become he need o he
hou . In o ma ion can be p ope ly o ganized
and planned using ICT. Due o he inc easing
in o ma ion echnology, he lib a y has
become wide han being limi ed o ou walls.
Along wi h adi ional lib a ies, oday digi al
lib a ies, i ual lib a ies, open lib a ies,
esea ch lib a ies, and a ious lib a ies a e
g owing. Many new concep s a e coming in
his such as big da a, cloud compu ing, wo ld
ca , bib ame, web 2.0, web 3.0, seman ic
web, eposi o ies. I is he need o he hou o
use mode n concep s like digi al collec ions, e-
esou ces and he de eloping in as uc u e o
he in e ne . I is clea ha he lib a y is an
e ol ing ins i u ion.
How We Can Apply These Fi e Laws In
Lib a y:
The p esen e a is he e a o
in o ma ion and echnology. The e o e, he
wo ld o in o ma ion is cons an ly g owing
and in o ma ion is mo ing a a e y as pace.
Lib a ies ha e o ace his ac and y o make
mo e and mo e esou ces a ailable o he
eade s. Along wi h his, he in o ma ion
should be ob ained using ce i ied sou ces and
i s au hen ici y should be e i ied. In o ma ion
can also be alse and ake.
Lib a y p o ides many ypes o
adi ional se ices along wi h many mode n
se ices ha ha e been included in i . Wi h he
ad en o ICT, he e ha e been majo changes
in he se ices p o ided by lib a ies.
Lib a ians and s a need o be amilia wi h
mode n means o communica ion. Inno a i e
se ices using he In e ne and Web 2.0 a e
being included wi h adi ional se ices.
Due o he explosion o in o ma ion, i
is he ole o he lib a ian o ensu e ha he
in o ma ion is anspa en , eliable, and
au hen ic in a sho ime. Many imes, he
aluable ime o he eade s is was ed due o
lack o skills in ob aining in o ma ion. The
lib a ian is no only a p o ide o in o ma ion,
bu has also become a c ea o o in o ma ion.
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Today, knowledge has become
in e disciplina y. The eade has deep
knowledge in his own ield. He has o abso b
knowledge om many ields. In ha , he
lib a ian can be an in e media y. Lib a ies
ha e ans o med in o in o ma ion cen es, no
jus eposi o ies whe e books a e a ailable.
Conclusion:
By using in o ma ion echnology, we
can make he lib a y wo k easie and as e .
The i e Laws o he lib a y ha D . S. R.
Rangana han ga e, we can s ill p o ide lib a y
se ices mo e e icien ly by using in o ma ion
echnology. Using new echnology has
become he need o he hou oday. In his
g owing e a o globaliza ion, new echnologies
a e de eloping. Lib a ies should also ace
changes wi h ime. Fas and accu a e
in o ma ion should be p o ided o he use s
when he ca ie s. While p o iding lib a y
managemen and lib a y se ices, D . S. R.
Rangana han's i e Laws should always be
abso bed and wo ked.
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