Mapping the patterns and problems in using rural library services among rural youth in Malaysia

Information Development

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 393-404

  Omar, Siti Zobidah ^a   Shaffril, Hayrol Azril Mohamed ^a   D’Silva, Jeffrey Lawrence ^a   Bolong, Jusang ^a   Hamzah, Azimi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

community development; Malaysia; rural development; rural libraries; user studies; youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943573062     PISSN: 02666669     EISSN: 17416469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266666913515506     Document Type: Article

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