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The article reports on the message given by Shahbaz Sharif, Chief Minister Muhammad, on the launch of e-learning programme in Punjab, Pakistan in 2014.

The article announces several awards in the library and information science sector in Pakistan including assistant professor Muhammad Arif, Attia Firdous, and Hafiza Fatima Zaheer.

The article reports that the Shah Latof Bhittai LIbrary has been closed and district head office of Excise and Taxation is being established at the place of the former library in Pakistan. According to area residents, despite a strong opposition of the residents, the site is being converted into the office of Excide and Taxation. They also mentioned was the library was the only source of people for their educational and literary purposes. They also add that the administration is involved in the closure of the library.

This article reports on several libraries that are scheduled to close in Great Britain to cut costs or effectively allocate funds spent on libraries. According to councilors in Devon, England, a total of 12 underused libraries will be closed and the amount saved will be used to extend hours at larger facilities and improve mobile services. According to a report that appeared in the "London Telegraph," the estimated savings from cutting services will be up to $805,930 and $368,350 by closing nine and eight branches respectively.

The article announces the appointment of Haroon Idrees as librarian at the International Islamic University in Islamabad, Pakistan.

The article describes the first continuously published newspaper in the U.S. Published in Boston, Massachusetts in 1704, the newspaper has no space allotted for sport, comics or advertisements. The single-page newspaper was only printed once a week. The news printed in the paper is about the wars in Europe. It also provided listings of ship arrivals, death, sermons, fires and accidents.

The article deals with newspaper presses. The machine must process the newsprint streaming off roll of paper without tearing it. Newspaper presses, standing three stories tall, usually cost $40 million or more. They are also known as web presses because, instead of utilizing individual paper sheets, they use continuous paper. Aside from putting ink on paper, the machine assembles the pages of a newspaper in chronological order. The process happens so quickly that a modern printing press can accomplish 70,000 copies in an hour.

The article emphasizes the success of the New York Times. During weekdays the newspaper is read by more than 1 million people and on Sundays by almost 2 million readers. The New York Times Co., owner of the newspaper, does not have trouble delivering news across the U.S. since it also owns the Boston Globe, 18 regional newspapers, eight television stations, two radio stations and several magazines. Published on September 14, 1987, New York Times' record-breaking edition had 1,612 pages.