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 16 In other locality in which the library is situated. words, he should see that every person in that locality becomes a regular visitor to the library. The third law also pleads that the reading habit should be created in the minds of the people even from childhood. Then only the librarian can bring to the maximum level, the chance of every book reaching its reader. For this purpose it is better to make provision for library hours in the The time table of the school and college classes. teaching staff of the various institutions should know how such hours should be spent usefully. Another implication of this law is that analy- tical entries should be made for the multi-focal books. In the case of a multi-focal book, the title may not indicate the secondary subjects dealt with in the book. Hence it is quite natural that the main entry for that book does not bring out the secondary subjects. Some readers may like to see these secondary subjects. To help those people, the library catalogue should contain analytical entries, i.e., additional subject entries under the name of treated in the each of the other specific subjects book. Dr. S. R. Ranganathan calls these entries Cross Reference Entries. These entries bring to light the specific subjects multi-focal book. So also the display of books by turns at the display rack brings to light the hidden books on the racks. The entire stack room may be Thus, designed and maintained as a display room. the unused books are thrown up to the notice of the readers. hidden within the FOURTH LAW The fourth law "Save the time of the reader"** urges that the librarian should see that those who 200