Five laws of library science in MOOCs environment

Ranganathan (1931) introduced the five laws of library science namely books are for use, every reader his/her book, every book its reader, save the time of reader and library is a growing organism. These are the most established fundamental laws in the library and information science domain and are pivotal in developing value-added services and providing these services to users in the most effective manner. Even today, these five laws can also be used in different contexts and redefine library research and services (McMenemy, 2007). Sen (2008) performed a study that revealed that these five laws can also...