Five Laws of Library Science in the Context of Modern Academic Libraries: Its Relevance

The Five Laws of Library Science as opined by Ranganathan came as a worthy contribution to the field of Library and Information Science, providing libraries and librarians with principles to guide their practices and decision-making. This study analysed these laws to ascertain if there is a gap between these laws and modern practices as obtained in academic libraries today. The study used a qualitative research approach with theoretical framework grounded in library science. Results on the analysis of the Laws and discussions of the laws in the context of modern academic libraries were given. The study concluded that the five laws of library science remain relevant to modern academic libraries, now seamless and intertwined in terms of service delivery especially to the present-day users.