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The Dimensions of Magnitude


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Highlights the ethos of Ranganathan's five laws of library science. Points out the analogy between a library and living organism. Shows that growth in size and volume adds to problems for library service and usage. Suggests rejection and weeding of documents should be a concurrent operation with that of the selection and acquisition of documents. Bibliographic co-ordination of documents collections and subject Wise stratification of collection has been highlighted. Subject orientation and specialisation in the education of librarians are also discussed.
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Jesse H. Shera
School of Library and Information Science, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio
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Jesse H. Shera
School of Library and Information Science, Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Highlights the ethos of Ranganathan's five laws of library science. Points out the analogy between a library and living organism. Shows that growth in size and volume adds to problems for library service and usage. Suggests rejection and weeding of documents should be a concurrent operation with that of the selection and acquisition of documents. Bibliographic co-ordination of documents collections and subject Wise stratification of collection has been highlighted. Subject orientation and specialisation in the education of librarians are also discussed.