Comments on: 5 Laws of Library Science for the 21st Century http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/ Health Information | Geekery Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:49:12 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Woeful http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-31483 Woeful Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:21:05 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/#comment-31483 A few years ago, I rewrote Ranganathan’s Laws thusly: 1) Information is for use 2) Every user his information 3) Evey information its user 4) Save the time of the user 5) The library is an evolving organism I carry this around with me in my Palm Pilot. “Collection” doesn’t go far enough… And the library isn’t just growing, it’s continually and fundamentally changing. Why modify Ranganathan's Laws any more than this? I believe that they are just as pertinent today as they were back in the day. Like all laws, these are subject interpretation. How do we interpret and apply these laws? In the same way that our predecessors did; creatively... Making relevant growth possible! A few years ago, I rewrote Ranganathan’s Laws thusly:

1) Information is for use
2) Every user his information
3) Evey information its user
4) Save the time of the user
5) The library is an evolving organism

I carry this around with me in my Palm Pilot.

“Collection” doesn’t go far enough… And the library isn’t just growing, it’s continually and fundamentally changing. Why modify Ranganathan’s Laws any more than this? I believe that they are just as pertinent today as they were back in the day. Like all laws, these are subject interpretation. How do we interpret and apply these laws? In the same way that our predecessors did; creatively… Making relevant growth possible!

]]> By: David Schad http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-29518 David Schad Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:24:06 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/#comment-29518 1. Collections are for use If electronic collections cannot be accessed remotely by patrons because a mythical IT admin., by specific individually requested permission policy, makes this access a nuisance to gain. Even IP authentication issues at an institution whose IT dept makes it's entire org. look like one IP address can be quite a limitation on #1. That's one issue for one law. A big one. Actually, I'm embarrassed that I felt the issues were obvious. I'll have to think this over. My brains hurt already and it's not lunch yet. 1. Collections are for use
If electronic collections cannot be accessed remotely by patrons because a mythical IT admin., by specific individually requested permission policy, makes this access a nuisance to gain.
Even IP authentication issues at an institution whose IT dept makes it’s entire org. look like one IP address can be quite a limitation on #1.

That’s one issue for one law. A big one.
Actually, I’m embarrassed that I felt the issues were obvious. I’ll have to think this over. My brains hurt already and it’s not lunch yet.

]]> By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-29253 David Rothman Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:29:12 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/#comment-29253 That's very succinct, Mr. Schad. :) Care to elaborate on which laws you think are most significantly impacted in a hospital library by concerns about IT security, HIPAA, and DMCA restrictions? That’s very succinct, Mr. Schad. :)

Care to elaborate on which laws you think are most significantly impacted in a hospital library by concerns about IT security, HIPAA, and DMCA restrictions?

]]> By: David Schad http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-29252 David Schad Wed, 07 Feb 2007 16:18:14 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/#comment-29252 1. Collections are for use. * 2. Every collection its user.* 3. Every user his collection.* 4. Save time & energy of user.* 5. The library is a growing organism.* *Within IT security, HIPAA & DMCA restrictions; and if you can afford it. 1. Collections are for use. *
2. Every collection its user.*
3. Every user his collection.*
4. Save time & energy of user.*
5. The library is a growing organism.*

*Within IT security, HIPAA & DMCA restrictions; and if you can afford it.

]]> By: David Rothman http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-28871 David Rothman Tue, 06 Feb 2007 22:24:34 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/#comment-28871 Excellent, Darren! <em>[smart-arsery]</em> However, you didn't include a rhyme for “Ranganathan,” “Shiyali,” or “Ramamrita.” For this reason, I have to drop your grade to a strong 'B'. <em>[/smart-arsery]</em> Thanks for the poem, Darren- it's awesome. :) Excellent, Darren!

[smart-arsery]

However, you didn’t include a rhyme for “Ranganathan,” “Shiyali,” or “Ramamrita.”

For this reason, I have to drop your grade to a strong ‘B’.

[/smart-arsery]

Thanks for the poem, Darren- it’s awesome. :)

]]> By: Darren Chase http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/comment-page-1/#comment-28866 Darren Chase Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:58:49 +0000 http://davidrothman.net/2007/02/06/5-laws-of-library-science-for-the-21st-century/#comment-28866 extra credit: RamaMrita.com We get to things by thinking about them the way that we think about getting to them—we don’t get to the things we don’t think about getting The spider understands the relationship between where she chooses to build her web, and access to the things she wants to eat Shiyali logged on to ramamrita.com Later he logged off and rewrote his last name Replacing the As in Ranganathan with periods: R.ng.n.th.n extra credit:

RamaMrita.com

We get to things by thinking about them the way that we think about getting to them—we don’t get to the things we don’t think about getting

The spider understands the relationship between where she chooses to build her web, and access to the things she wants to eat

Shiyali logged on to ramamrita.com

Later he logged off and rewrote his last name

Replacing the As in Ranganathan

with periods: R.ng.n.th.n

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