International Journal of
Library and Information Science

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Lib. Inf. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2537
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJLIS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 246

Full Length Research Paper

The role of community libraries in the alleviation of information poverty for sustainable development

Md. Salim Mia
  • Md. Salim Mia
  • Central Library, Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh.
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  •  Received: 13 May 2020
  •  Accepted: 21 July 2020
  •  Published: 31 August 2020

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