The 5 Laws of Information
S.R. Ranganathan came up with the 5 Laws of Library Science in 1931. I believe they still apply today, but need to be updated to fit the technology and language of the times.
His laws in 1931:
To me, libraries are about information, not books. This is especially true of special libraries or information centers in companies: they rely on huge collections of information, but do not have any books.
My updated list:
- Information is for use.
- Every user their piece of information.
- Every piece of information its user.
- Save the time of the user.
- The community and context around the information is a growing organism.
Could still use some word smithing, but the general idea is there.