ERIC Number: EJ1352917
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 19
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ISSN: ISSN-0884-1241
EISSN: EISSN-1540-7144
Achieving University Libraries User Loyalty through User Satisfaction: The Role of Service Quality
Twum, Kojo Kakra; Adams, Matilda; Budu, Stephen; Budu, Rosina Akuokor Anati
Journal of Marketing for Higher Education, v32 n1 p54-72 2022
This study examines the influence of library service quality dimensions (i.e. service affect, information access, library as place, and personal control) on user satisfaction, as well as user satisfaction on user loyalty. Data were drawn from 349 library users from a public university library in Ghana. The hypothesized relationships were analyzed using structural equation modeling. The study revealed that with the exception of library as place all the service quality dimensions had a positive significant relationship with library user satisfaction. The study further established a positive significant relationship between user satisfaction and user loyalty. The practical implication is that the attainment of library user loyalty is possible when the management of libraries improve the level of user satisfaction with services. This study is one of the few on assessing library service quality, customer satisfaction, and user loyalty in a developing country context.
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, User Satisfaction (Information), Users (Information), Library Services, Foreign Countries, Models, Program Evaluation, Group Unity, Attachment Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Ghana
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