IGNOU MLIP-02 Project – Management and Organization of Newspaper Libraries in Delhi

A newspaper is an unbound publication issued at regular intervals that seeks to inform, explain and interpret, influence and entertain the general masses. Although the newspapers lack the speed and the visual quality of radio and television news, yet they provide greater depth and variety in reporting. A newspaper, according to Librarian's Glossary (1977) is a "publication issued periodically usually daily or weekly containing the most recent news". According to the ALA Glossary (1983) , the newspaper is "a serial issued at stated frequent intervals (usually daily, weekly or semi-weekly) containing news, opinions, advertisements and other items of current affairs often of local interest

Objectives

• The objectives of the study included:
• To study the existing management of newspaper libraries in Delhi as well as their infrastructure such as collection, budget, staff, services and technology. Application of information
• To study the various information services provided by the newspaper libraries and their utilization.
• To study the existing status of library automation in the newspaper libraries.
• To find out the level of resource sharing amongst the newspaper libraries at the local level as well as at the regional level.
• To find out the existing state of utilization of newspaper libraries by their users.
• To highlight suggestions for the effective management of newspaper libraries in India.

Topic Covered

• Introduction
• Review of Related Literatures
• Objectives and Hypothesis of the Study
• Research Methodology
• Data Analysis and Interpretation
• Conclusion and Suggestions
• Bibliography
• Appendix