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A Study on the Effect of Public Library Service Quality on User Satisfaction and User Loyalty according to Brady & Cronin's Three-Dimensional Service Quality Model

3차원 서비스품질 모형을 적용한 공공도서관 서비스품질이 이용자 만족도와 이용자 충성도에 미치는 영향

  • 정미옥 (경기대학교 교육대학원 사서교육전공)
  • Received : 2024.04.24
  • Accepted : 2024.05.20
  • Published : 2024.05.31
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Abstract

This study aimed to develop and validate a research model to investigate how the service quality of public libraries, where a 3-dimensional service quality model was applied, impacts user satisfaction and loyalty. We collected 353 valid responses through a survey targeting public library users across 21 locations, considering various regional and library-specific characteristics. Our analysis revealed that physical environment quality (PQ), interaction quality (IQ), and outcome quality (OQ) of service quality influence user satisfaction (US). Additionally, outcome quality (OQ) of service quality impacts user loyalty (UL), and user satisfaction (US) affects user loyalty (UL). We also found that quality improvement is a leading factor for user satisfaction, user satisfaction is the primary factor of user loyalty, and the perception of service quality directly and indirectly affects user satisfaction and loyalty. We concluded that continuous research should be actively conducted to respond to the evolving needs of public library users.

본 연구는 3차원 서비스품질 모형을 적용한 공공도서관 서비스품질이 이용자 만족도와 이용자 충성도에 어떻게 영향을 미치는가를 파악하기 위해 연구모형을 설계하고 검증하였다. 이를 위해 지역 및 도서관 특성을 고려하여 서울 및 경기도 21개의 공공도서관에서 이용자 설문조사를 실시하여 유효표본 353부를 연구에 사용하였다. 분석 결과, 서비스품질의 물리적환경품질(PQ), 상호작용품질(IQ), 결과품질(OQ)은 이용자 만족도(US)에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 서비스품질의 결과품질(OQ)은 이용자 충성도(UL)에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이용자 만족도(US)는 이용자 충성도(UL)에 영향력이 있음을 파악하였다. 이용자 만족의 선행요인으로 품질의 향상은 이용자의 만족도 향상에 직접적으로 영향을 주고, 이용자 충성도에 영향을 주는 핵심요인은 이용자 만족도이며, 서비스 결과에 대한 품질 인식은 이용자 만족도와 이용자 충성도에 직·간접적으로 영향을 주었다. 변화하는 공공도서관 이용자의 욕구에 대한 대응을 할 수 있는 연구가 활발히 이루어져야 할 것이다.

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