Development of Newspaper Libraries: Newspaper Libraries in Marathwada

Newspaper is a medium of mass communication. The medium of mass communication is social institutions that serve the society by gathering, writing and distributing the news of the day. Newspapers can create an understanding of community objectives and civic consciousness, which are the basis of democracy and social advancement. The newspapers in developing country like India are a powerful medium of achieving political, social and economic development. The State of Maharashtra was formed on 1st May 1960. It consists of three main regions, viz. Western Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidharbha, and four administrative divisions at Bombay, Pune, Aurangabad and Nagpur. . With the rapid growth of newspaper industry, the information requirements of the journalists as well as the concerned newspaper organizations have witnessed a spectacular change. Because, the production of news primarily depends upon the first hand events molded by circumstantial information. This book will be useful for the newspaper libraries and other media libraries. Present study will be based on survey method for the collection of data. In the survey method written questionnaire, interviewing techniques will be used.