The Social Sciences

Year: 2016
Volume: 11
Issue: 3
Page No. 179 - 185

The Quality of the Rural Library Service in Malaysia: The Views of the Rural Community

Authors : Siti Zobidah Omar, Jusang Bolong, Jeffrey Lawrence D`Silva, Samsul Farid Shamsuddin, Raidah Mazuki and Hayrol Azril Mohamed Shaffril

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