Are Ranganathan's Five Laws of Library Science still relevant in today's information environment?

#rrreport

Attend the OCLC Research Reordering Ranganathan webinar on 8 July from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EDT to find out.

In this webinar, Senior Research Scientist Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D., and Associate Research Scientist Ixchel Faniel, Ph.D., will present an overview of their report, Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities, in which they suggest how a reordering and a reinterpretation of each of Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan's Five Laws of Library Science can be applied to today's world. Although Ranganathan's five laws provide a powerful framework for evaluating library programs, policies and strategies for generations of librarians, Lynn and Ixchel contend the laws can be reordered and reinterpreted to reflect the current resources and services available for use and the behaviors that people demonstrate when engaging with them. In their 45-muinute presentation, Lynn and Ixchell will explain their recommendations of how their reinterpretation of the laws can help evolve both the work done by libraries and the perceptions of libraries and librarians. A 15-minute question and discussion session with the audience will follow.

Register to attend. This webinar is free and open to all but advanced registration is required.

A recording of this webinar will be posted on our website, on YouTube and in iTunes later in July.

For more information:

Lynn Silipigni Connaway, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist
OCLC Research
connawal@oclc.org
+1-303-246-3623

Melissa Renspie
Senior Communications Officer
OCLC Research
renspiem@oclc.org
+1-614-761-5231

 

Quick links:

Register to attend Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities webinar [link]

Reordering Ranganathan: Shifting User Behaviors, Shifting Priorities report [link]

OCLC Research Webinars [link]

OCLC Research YouTube Channel [link]

OCLC Research Webinars in iTunes [link]

 

 
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