Information needs of rural malaysians: An exploratory study of a cluster of three villages with no library service

International Information and Library Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 23-36

  Anwar, Mumtaz Ali ^a   Supaat, Hana Imam ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

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EID: 0032010834     PISSN: 10572317     EISSN: 10959297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10572317.1998.10762463     Document Type: Article

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