Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005, INDIA. E-mail: satija_mp@yahoo.com
*Lecture delivered on the 63rd Foundation Day of the Delhi Library Association, at New Delhi on 10th March 2003.
Studies the implications of the five laws of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan in the fast changing information society. The new and developing features and roles of library and information centres in the changing environment are studied. The proposal of two new laws by two Finnish authors is evaluated. The inadequaries of the existing laws in the virtual library situation are studied.
Five laws, Information society, Virtual libraries era, Information centres, New laws, Inadequacy of the five laws
