Relevance of Ranganathan's five law of library science in the context of modern Information and Communication Technology Era

Dr. S. R. Ranganathan's1 Five Laws of Library Science were published in 1931 which is a classic work. This article describes in detail the Five Laws of Library Science and their relevance on library activities in modern ICT Era. These new interpretations of these Laws shows that in today's international world of librarianship, Ranganathan's Five laws are much important and relevant what was before and even it is increasing. These Laws became the cornerstones of the philosophy of the techniques of Western society's library experts. The author concludes that the vision and legacy of Ranganathan will continue to be an inspiration and guiding spirit for the emergence of the new library and information profession. These will serve as source of inspiration and guidance in the years to come. It is not whether Ranganathan is by himself relevant to-day, but it is we who can make him relevant by studying and applying his principles and practices in different areas of library management.