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Measuring and Assessing Internet Service Quality at U.S. Public Libraries

미국 공공도서관의 인터넷 서비스 품질 평가에 대한 연구

  • 장윤금 (숙명여자대학교 인문학부 문헌정보학)
  • Published : 2005.03.01
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Abstract

As the Internet connections and services at U.S. public libraries have increased dramatically since 1990s, defining, assessing and measuring quality of these new electronic services have become a critical issue. This research was a study designed to identify key dimensions of Internet service quality at public libraries by providing a systematic framework for measuring and assessing the quality of Internet services. The study used modified SERVQUAL and SERVPERF instruments which have been widely used service quality measurement in business marketing areas and LibQUAL+ model which are widely adopted service quality measurement instrument in most of the academic libraries in U.S.

1990년도부터 확산되기 시작한 미국 공공도서관 인터넷 서비스의 활성화로 새로운 측면의 도서관 e-서비스에 대한 이해와 측정 평가가 중요한 문제점으로 대두되어 왔다. 이에 본 연구에서는 미국 공공도서관의 인터넷 서비스 품질 평가에 영향을 미치는 주요 결정 요인과 이용자 서비스 만족도 및 서비스 리퍼럴(service referral)과의 관계를 제시하기 위하여 마케팅 경영 분야에서 서비스 품질 평가의 대표적 모델로 알려진 SERVQUAL과 SERVPERF 그리고 현재 미국 대학도서관에서 각광을 받고 있는 도서관 품질 평가 모델인 LibQUAL+ 모델들을 비교 분석하였고 이를 활용하여 인터넷 서비스 품질 평가 모델을 개발함으로써 4가지 주요 인터넷 품질 평가 요인 및 이용자 서비스 만족도와 서비스 리퍼럴(service referral)의 관계를 구체적으로 제시하였다.

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