Evaluating Users' Views On The Quality Of Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library Services In Order To Implement Platform Thinking

Library users will be willing to participate in library activities if they receive appropriate services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the views of users about the quality of Hosseinieh Ershad Public Library services in order to implement platform thinking.

The present research is applied in terms of purpose and type and descriptive in terms of data collection method. The statistical population consisted of 900 active members of the library. Based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 269 people were selected as a sample based on stratified random sampling and 241 standard Libqual questionnaires were collected and evaluated. SPSS22 statistical software was used for data analysis..

According to the research findings, the lowest average level of satisfaction in three dimensions (effect of services, information control and library as a place) related to the items "attention to the client" with 7.47, " Having a library website that allows me to locate information personally " with 6.79 and "a suitable place for study, learning and research" with  6.31 and the highest average of satisfaction related to the item " existence of employees who are always polite" with 8.23, "convenience recovery tools that allow me to personally resources and "Find the information I am looking for" with 7.31 and "library space that encourages reading and learning" and "space for mass communication and group learning" with 7.32 out of 9 points.

The results of service quality evaluation showed that the average of public library services of Hosseinieh Ershad in all three dimensions (impact of services, information control and library as a place) was not negative in terms of "excellence gap" or "service satisfaction". To this end, it is possible to plan for the implementation of a platform thinking in which stakeholder satisfaction with the quality of library services is of paramount importance.