LibQUAL+ survey, 2010
Title
LibQUAL+ survey, 2010
Description
LibQUAL+ is intended to provide a measure of the value of library service quality across multiple academic and research libraries. The current LibQUAL+ instrument measures library users' perceptions of their libraries' service quality and identifies gaps between minimal, desired and perceived levels of service.
LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users' opinions of service quality. These services are offered to the library community by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The program's centerpiece is a rigorously tested Web-based survey bundled with training that helps libraries assess and improve library services, change organizational culture, and market the library.
The instrument addresses three service quality dimension s that have been found to be valid in previous assessments of library services: Affect of Service, Library as Place, Information Control. Each question has three parts that ask respondents to indicate (1) the minimum service level they will accept, (2) the desired service level they expect, and (3) the perceived level of service currently provided.
LibQUAL+ is a suite of services that libraries use to solicit, track, understand, and act upon users' opinions of service quality. These services are offered to the library community by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL). The program's centerpiece is a rigorously tested Web-based survey bundled with training that helps libraries assess and improve library services, change organizational culture, and market the library.
The instrument addresses three service quality dimension s that have been found to be valid in previous assessments of library services: Affect of Service, Library as Place, Information Control. Each question has three parts that ask respondents to indicate (1) the minimum service level they will accept, (2) the desired service level they expect, and (3) the perceived level of service currently provided.
Creator
N/A
Identifier
doi:10.5683/SP3/FCYOF3
Links
Collection
Microdata
Terms of Use
This dataset is licensed for use by University of Toronto faculty, students, and staff for academic research and teaching. Redistribution is prohibited.
Data Type
anonymized microdata
Notes
Time Period
2010
Citation
N/A, “LibQUAL+ survey, 2010,” MDL Data, accessed January 19, 2026, https://mdl-data.library.utoronto.ca/items/show/1638.
