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Service Quality Assessment of University Libraries in Korea using LibQUAL+: A Case Study

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
  • Abbr : JKOSIM
  • 2013, 30(2), pp.245~268
  • DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2013.30.2.245
  • Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : May 22, 2013
  • Accepted : June 8, 2013
  • Published : June 30, 2013

SHIM, WONSIK 1 Eun-Chul Lee 1

1성균관대학교

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ABSTRACT

The paper describes a case study in which Sungkyunkwan University Library participated in the official ARL(Assoication of Research Libraries) LibQUAL+ evaluation program. LibQUAL+ model is based on the SERVQUAL service quality evaluation model originally developed in the marketing area. It details a number of processes including translation of the LibQUAL+ survey instrument into Korean, selection of study sample and choice of survey versions. In addition, it offers a number of strategies that can be adopted in order to analyze the survey data for various comparisons among different user groups and institutions. LibQUAL+ is more that a survey instrument; it a holistic system for assessing library service quality. Despite criticisms on LibQUAL+, we expect that university libraries in Korean will benefit from participating in the program. It is preferable that a group of libraries form a consortium to participate in the LibQUAL+ program as opposed to individual participation. The consortium can function as a learning community through various workshops and sharing activities, thus elevate the overall evalution efforts in Korean libraries to a higher level.

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