S. R. Ranganathan - The Five Laws of Library Science (1931)

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A modern librarian, who has faith in the law that 'BOOKS ARE FOR USE,' is happy only when his readers make his shelves constantly empty. It is not the books that go out that worry him. It is the stay-at-home volumes that perplex and depress him.

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If you want to be a reference librarian, you must learn to overcome not only your shyness but also the shyness of others!

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