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Omar, Siti Zobidah and Bolong, Jusang and Alby, Jeffrey Lawrence D'Silva and Samsuddin, Samsul Farid and Mazuki, Raidah and Mohamed Shaffril, Hayrol Azril
(2016)
The quality of the rural library service in Malaysia: the views of the rural community.
The Social Sciences, 11 (3).
pp. 179-185.
ISSN 1818-5800; ESSN: 1993-6125
Abstract
The present study aims to identify the quality of the rural library service in Malaysia. The study is qualitative in nature whereby the data were gathered via three focus group discussions. In general, the data reflect that the majority of rural library services are delivered to the rural community to a high quality. Nevertheless, there are some issues such as a lack of updated educational materials, internet connection and signage as well as lack of interests among young users that need to be taken into consideration. A number of discussions have been highlighted which it is hoped will assist those concerned in constructing strategies to further enhance the quality and effectiveness of Malaysia’s rural library services.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Modern Language and Communication Institute for Social Science Studies Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad |
DOI Number: | https://doi.org/10.3923/sscience.2016.179.185 |
Publisher: | Medwell Journals |
Keywords: | Rural development; Community development; Information development; Quality and effectiveness; Educational materials |
Depositing User: | Nabilah Mustapa |
Date Deposited: | 04 Aug 2017 03:39 |
Last Modified: | 04 Aug 2017 03:39 |
Altmetrics: | http://www.altmetric.com/details.php?domain=psasir.upm.edu.my&doi=10.3923/sscience.2016.179.185 |
URI: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/56644 |
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