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===Second Law: Every person his or her book=== The second law of library science, "Every person his or her book," means that librarians should serve a wide collection of patrons, acquire literature to fit a wide variety of needs, and refrain from prejudice or judging what specific patrons choose to read. Librarians should respect that everyone is different and that everyone has different [[Aesthetic taste|tastes]] regarding the books they choose. After the publication of ''The Five Laws of Library Science,'' Ranganathan named children, the [[Physical disability|physically disabled]], artisans, newly literate adults, the [[Intellectual disability|intellectually disabled]], [[Working class|working-class]] individuals, and individuals with niche interests as specific groups of potential readers that are served through the application of the second law.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Ranganathan|first=S. R.|title=Library science and scientific method|journal=[[Annals of Library and Information Studies]]|volume=4|issue=1|pages=26β27|publisher=[[Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre]]|location=[[New Delhi]]|date=March 1957|language=en|url=http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/28515/1/ALIS%204%281%29%2019-32.pdf|issn=0972-5423}}</ref> In addition, a library collection must represent the community it serves.<ref name=":0" />
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