Library as a Social Place

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Wan Hashimah Wan Ismail
Lily Ting Shu Chi

Abstract

This paper clarifies on the condition of the public libraries, focusing on the one in Alor Gajah town.  The objectives were to search the reasons for the lack of visitors to the library, the perspectives of the locals and library users, as well as the means to assimilate their viewpoints into a new approach in designing a library. The discussions in the findings include the preference of the locals, the location and the users of the public library. The strategies suggested comprise the role of the library to be redefined as a social interactive space for the community.

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Wan Ismail, W. H., & Chi, L. T. S. (2018). Library as a Social Place. Journal of ASIAN Behavioural Studies, 4(12), 48–59. https://doi.org/10.21834/jabs.v4i12.329

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