{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Mary Voors","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/mary-voors\/","title":"Shoveling Snow and Thinking about Ranganathan's Five Laws","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Nwx1sjZkG3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/shoveling-snow-and-thinking-about-ranganathans-five-laws\/\">Shoveling Snow and Thinking about Ranganathan&#8217;s Five Laws<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2011\/02\/shoveling-snow-and-thinking-about-ranganathans-five-laws\/embed\/#?secret=Nwx1sjZkG3\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Shoveling Snow and Thinking about Ranganathan&#8217;s Five Laws&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"Nwx1sjZkG3\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"I just came in from shoveling snow. Mother Nature is playing some odd tricks on folks in my neck of the woods this month\u2026 two weeks ago we had a major snow storm, last week the temperature rose to mid fifties and all the snow melted, today winter returned and the driveway needs to be shoveled again. I enjoy shoveling snow. The snow is quiet; the task at hand is rhythmic, the opportunity to be outside is invigorating. It can be a great time to think, to ponder, to contemplate. Tonight as I shoveled the driveway, I found myself thinking about something I learned years ago in Library school, Ranganathan\u2019s Five Laws of Library Science. You remember the laws: Books are for use Every reader his or her book Every book its reader Save the time of the reader A library is a growing organism. Here\u2019s what I found myself..."}