Mass Media and Library Services

Media is one of the most powerful instruments of communication. It can help to promote the right things on right time and gives a real as well as strong aspect of the world about what is right or wrong. Media plays a very important role in disseminating and sharing information in our society. It helps in forming opinion which changes the thinking of people in the society. For a democratic country like India, both print and electronic Media play an important role in smooth running of the Government in right direction and also raise voice against the human right violation. Similarly Libraries also play a very important role in Media Houses. All the important books, newspapers CDs, DVDs of Media Houses are kept in Libraries. In view of the vital role played by the Media Libraries, the study was conceived which describes the status of collection development and library services rendered by the Media Libraries to their users. The purpose of this study was to examine the status of Collection Development, Different Services, Technical Processing of Library Learning Resources, and Library Usage Pattern of Media Professionals of Silchar.