Save Library Users' Time, Ranganathan's Fourth Law of Library Science: Why and How?

Idiegbeyan-ose, Jerome and Ohaegbulam, Happiness Chijioke (2014) Save Library Users' Time, Ranganathan's Fourth Law of Library Science: Why and How? BENUE JOURNAL OF LIBRARY, MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION SCIENCE (BJLMIS), 4 (1). pp. 49-59. ISSN 2141-9361

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Abstract

This article discusses the issue (~/'saving users' time in Lihmries. Time is so crucial to individuals, organisations and even the Society. Libraries are established to provide il?/(mnation to users. The bulk of il?[ormatioli available in the library [/'not proper(v managed will cause users to get lost in the ocean o['infhrmation explosion. Saving users' time is one o(the major ohjectives (~(any library. This researcher discussed stmtegies that lihraries can put in place 'to save the time of librw:v users, such as proper organisation of the materials through effective cataloguing and class(fication, accurate shelving and she(f'reading, eff'ective and ~[ficient reference services, application of!CT in Libraries, User education programme etc. Based on these, it is recommended that libraries should as a matter o.ffact consider all these strategies in order to remain relevant in this present age.

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