Estimating the economic value of University Library Services and the willingness to pay users in conditions of crisis and improve by Using CVM method

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Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
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Purpose
This research to identify average willingness to pay central library users and the factors influencing it in critical and improve condition with an estimate of the total economic value of library services for the users reviews.
Methods
Contingent valuation and Willingness to pay techniques is used that are part of the declared preferred method. Statistical populations are the central library users including students, faculty members and staff of universities under the Ministry of science, research and technology. Using a two-stage cluster sampling, 10 Central Library was selected. The sample size Calculated by using Mitchell and Carson formula 854 people on Level 10%. Data collection tool was Two-dimensional self-made questionnaire with 40 items. That analysis of data Statistical methods, such as descriptive statistics and linear and logistic regression were used.
Results
Average willingness to pay for every person is using monthly the services of the central library in condition of improve is £ 8410 and the critical condition for the preservation of library services is approximately £ 101,560.17.6 percent were not willing to pay in critical condition. The results showed that the variables of occupation, education and income, have a positive and significant effect but variable of user gender has no effect on willingness to pay more for use of library services is annual.The average willingness to pay for any person to use Total services Central Library Using integral willingness to pay equal to 92,830 rial.
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Persian
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Journal of Academic Librarianship and Information Research, Volume:52 Issue: 2, 2018
Pages:
55 to 77
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