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Influences of Public Library Service Quality on User Satisfaction and Loyalty

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
  • Abbr : JKOSIM
  • 2005, 22(4), pp.61~78
  • DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2005.22.4.061
  • Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : November 10, 2005
  • Accepted : December 10, 2005
  • Published : December 30, 2005

Oh, Dong-Geun 1

1계명대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study investigates the influences of the service quality of public libraries, including printed publications, internet and electronic materials, culture programs and service, library environment and facilities, and library staff, on the general satisfaction of the users, complaining intentions, and loyalty including reuse intentions. It develops a library user satisfaction model and testifies it through path analysis using questionnaires from 443 public library users in Daegu Metropolitan City area. This study shows that service qualities of printed publications, culture programs and service, library environment and facilities, and library staff influence significantly on the general satisfaction of the users, and that service quality of library environment and facilities is the major variable which influences satisfaction and loyalty of the public library.

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