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Improving public library service quality in local city of Indonesia

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018

The purpose of this study is to investigate the gap between perceptions and expectations of users on the services of West Sumatera Province Library as a public sector and determine the priority level of the requirements for the library in order to improve the quality of services based on the dimensions of the service quality. This was done using Servqual and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method. It was found that, from overall attributes, only one attribute fulfills users’ expectations (it has a positive gap), tangibles element for the attribute of cool air circulation. The ranking of the gap, for all dimensions, is the dimension of responsiveness, assurance, empathy, tangibles and reliability. It indicates that users’s expectations were not being fulfilled yet. The main benefit of this research is to understand user’s perceptions and expectations towards the services provided and to obtain the improvement priority to be taken by the West Sumatera Province Library.

Service Quality in Kerala University Library: A SERVQUAL Analysis

Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services, 2018

The study examines the Service Quality delivering in Kerala University Library System applying SERVQUAL from user’s expectations and identifies the dimensions that determine the user’s evaluation of Service Quality. As a service oriented institution, library provides various sources, services and products for its academic community and facilitates teaching and learning. The population covered under the study is users including research scholars and students – faculties are excluded. For this purpose, 175 modified SERVQUAL questionnaires were distributed among the research scholars and the students in the Kerala University Library. Out of 175 distributed questionnaires, 154 were returned back and consisted of 88 regular students and 66 research scholars and those were subsequently subjected to data analysis. It was done by SPSS Package and for testing of hypothesis, Mann-Whitney U Test and Chi Squire Test is used. The study revealed that the users desired expectations are not met in ...

Library Service Satisfaction of library users in Cendrawasih University Library Unit

Journal of Education and Vocational Research

This study aims to identify and analyze how much influence the quality of library services to the satisfaction of the library users at the University Library of Cenderawasih. Research method used in this study is the method of observation, interviews, questionnaires, and literature study using a Likert scale and sampling method used is Probability Sampling with Proportional stratified random sampling, which means sampling of members of the population at random and stratified proportional so that samples obtained 90 samples. The analytical method used is multiple linear regression method. The results showed that the quality of service which consists of tangible, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empathy, and together have a positive influence. Service quality has a significant effect on satisfaction library users at the University Library of Cenderawasih. The variables that have a significant influence on satisfaction library users are tangibles, reliability and empathy. Respon...

Service Quality Assessment of University Libraries in Kerala

KELPRO Bulletin, 2018

The study is intended to assess the expectations and perceptions about the university libraries in Kerala as they relate service quality and to know how far these university libraries succeeded. Seven state university libraries are selected as samples, and conducted a user survey with a modified SERVQUAL questionnaire. 1204 users have participated in the survey including students, research scholars and faculty members. Five dimensions of service quality such as tangibles, reliability, responsiveness, assurance and empathy are analyzed according to thirty items in the SERVQUAL questionnaire. The results show that the service quality of university libraries are low in ever y dimension,users expect more quality in reliability and responsiveness dimension. The study explores the pitfalls of service dimension in these university libraries in the state and will help the librarians to provide better services to its users.

Service Quality Dimensions in Public Library: Nothern Area Experienced

Journal of Social Sciences, 2011

Problem statement: Service quality has emerged as a key strategic issue in management. The service quality assessment tool SERVQUAL was introduced the dimensions of tangibles, reliability, responsiveness and assurance and empathy dimensions of service quality. Approach: The objective of this study is to investigate which service quality dimensions that mostly influenced the service quality in public library in Sungai Petani. The study was conducted among library users and the information was gathered via questionnaires which consisted of structured questions. In this study, simple random sampling was used where only 132 respondents were selected. The discussion methods are using the Descriptive Statistic and Multiple Regressions used to analyze the result of this study. Results: The findings indicated that all three hypotheses which are tangible dimension, reliability dimension and responsiveness dimension was accepted by the researchers. Based on the finding, the reliability dimension is a significant with service quality in public library Sungai Petani which is mostly influenced user's in using the services. However the researchers recommend that the management of public library Sungai Petani needs to focus on several services that needs further improvement such as the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and welcoming atmosphere is important part of providing excellent services towards modern library service. Conclusion: In future research, the library's management should take an effort to create the pleasant surroundings to encourage the widest possible segment of the population to use the library and to regard it as an essential part of community life and more 'user friendly' with the customers.

Use of Structural Equation Modeling Method for Analysis of Factors Affecting the Quality of Library Services of Bhayangkara University

JEECS (Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences)

One of the common problems often faced by companies or organizations in the service sector is the problem of service user dissatisfaction with the quality of service provided. One of the service units in Ubhara is the Bhayangkara University Library. The quality of library services can be influenced by several factors, such as library collections, employee competence and library facilities. The data collection technique used a Likert scale questionnaire, which consists of 3 exogenous latent variables and 1 endogenous latent variable with a total of 14 indicators. The method used is data analysis using the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) approach assisted by the LISREL 8.80 program. The problem in this study is to determine the effect and significance of the library collection variables (X1), employee competence (X2) and library facilities (X3) on service quality (Y). The hypothesis in this study is that there is a positive influence between employee competence and library faciliti...

Evaluating library service quality of University of Kashmir: a LibQUAL+ survey

Performance Measurement and Metrics, 2019

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the library service quality (LSQ) of University of Kashmir from the users’ perspectives based on the LibQUAL+ model approach. Design/methodology/approach The survey used the LibQUAL+ model to evaluate service quality (SQ) of Allama Iqbal Library (AIL), University of Kashmir, Srinagar (India). The data were collected from library users by administering the LibQUAL+ questionnaire in a printed format. Findings It has been revealed that AIL has succeeded in satisfying the minimum expectations of its users but could not meet the customers’ desired expectations that make them delighted. Library as Place (LP) and Information Control (IC) are the most satisfied dimensions of SQ of AIL, whereas Affect of Service (AS) is the least satisfied dimension. LP is the most desired dimension amongst LibQUAL+ dimensions. All LibQUAL+ items were found to be lying inside the zone of tolerance (ZoT). Further, “Library is secure and peaceful place for study...

Service quality dimensions and quality view point of university librarians in Gujarat

2021

Abstract: The present study focus on service quality dimensions and their attributes for measuring service quality of any kind of libraries. The study also discovered the quality viewpoints of librarians in terms of five elements of quality mainly: Leadership, Policy & Strategy, Staff management, Resources and finally the process aspects. For collecting the data, researchers has prepared a close ended questionnaire and collected data from five private university libraries. After analysis of the data, findings revealed that the all university librarians willing to improve quality services in the library and they are positive to listen to library users needs to improve the overall service quality of the university library. Study also discovered that average quality elements calculated mean score was observed 4.36 in all five quality elements. At the end, study also suggested the best practice to be followed to improve the service quality and overall performance of university library s...

An analysis of service quality in academic libraries using LibQUAL scale Application oriented approach, a case study in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences (MUMS) libraries

Purpose -The main purpose of this paper is quality assessment of services provided by the MUMS libraries and determining member satisfaction and expectations of library services in the LibQUAL dimensions. Design/methodology/approach -This research used the survey method for collecting data. Library service quality was measured by using 22 items taken directly from the 2004 version of the LibQUAL scale. Findings -The highest average score was "Service affect" with 6.39 and the lowest score 5.75 belonged to "Library as place". Total results emphasised the importance of librarians' specialised knowledge level in presenting appropriate services in circulation and reference sections. A significant outcome, is in the "information control" dimension, and appropriate working hours; classification system for searching and accessing to information and appropriate time for loaning resources. The biggest gap related to updated multimedia databanks, appropriate number of computers and adequate facilities like laptops/PCs and broadband networks for better access to subscribed electronic resources through the MUMS central library web site. Practical implications -The results of this study emphasise the importance of librarians' specialised knowledge level in presenting appropriate services in circulation and reference sections as well as identifying strengths and weaknesses of MUMS schools and hospitals libraries for improving decisions affecting the library service quality. Originality/value -The findings show all highly important aspects of the "Service affect" dimension in academic libraries such as understanding user needs and presenting perfect service.

MEASURING SERVICE QUALITY IN GAUHATI UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: A SERVQUAL ANALYSIS

IAEME PUBLICATION, 2020

Information and Communication Technology had made revolutionary changes in all housekeeping activities and services in our library. In the present scenario, libraries have to face crisis of survival to competition from publishers, vendors, online services and internet. Customer satisfaction is the basic goal of any organization. Measuring customer/user satisfaction has become one of the most popular marketing strategies in all service industries, as well as libraries.