University Rankings: How Well Do They Measure Library Service Quality?

Jackson, Brian

doi:10.1353/pla.2015.0026

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Jackson, B. (2015). University Rankings: How Well Do They Measure Library Service Quality?. Portal: Libraries and the Academy, 15(2), 315-330. doi:10.1353/pla.2015.0026

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Title: University Rankings: How Well Do They Measure Library Service Quality?
Contributor(s): Jackson, Brian
Description: University rankings play an increasingly large role in shaping the goals of academicinstitutions and departments, while removing universities themselves from the evaluation process. This study compares the library-related results of two university ranking publications with scores on the LibQUAL+™ survey to identify if library service quality—as measured within the LibQUAL+™ dimensions affect of service, information control, and library as place—is related to the standings. The results suggest that some indicators used to rank universities favor libraries with more highly rated physical facilities, while largely ignoring the impact that other services have on library quality
Date Issued: 2015
Type: article
Subject(s): University rankings
Library assessment
Journal/Source Title: portal: Libraries and the Academy
Volume: 15
Issue: 2
Start Page: 315
End Page: 330
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Original/Source DOI: 10.1353/pla.2015.0026
URI: https://doi.org/10.1353/pla.2015.0026
Other Source Information: Jackson, B. (2015). University Rankings: How Well Do They Measure Library Service Quality? portal: Libraries and the Academy, 15(2), 315-330.
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