Lek Choh, Ngian2025-09-242025-09-242013https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/5226This paper describes how libraries in Southeast Asia, ie Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam contribute to social development in their countries. These cover improving literacies, enhancing access to information, libraries and library resources, building communities and strengthening rootedness, and preserving and promoting the countries' cultural and documentary heritage.enAttribution 3.0 Unportedhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/Articlehttp://2013.ifla.orgopen accessLiteraciesaccess to informationrootednesscultural and documentary heritage