Exploring the Determinants of Science Undergraduates’ Satisfaction with the Library

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dc.contributor.authorHindagolla, B.M.M.C.B.
dc.contributor.authorWeerasinghe, S.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-04T05:45:29Z
dc.date.available2022-10-04T05:45:29Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractUniversity libraries play a prominent role in the information society through providing quality information effectively and efficiently to the scholarly community. The astronomical proliferation of Information Technology has made information easily accessible for anyone from anywhere while eliminating the need to physically visiting a library to seek information. In this digital era, it is inevitable for university libraries to adapt to technological changes and deliver innovative services to satisfy technically-competent user needs. It is important that the library management identify the most influential factors that could enhance the satisfactory level of undergraduates towards the library. In the current study the students‟ satisfaction was assessed by means of a proposed research model whereby the dimensions of Library services, resources and staff were incorporated. Further, the simultaneous effects of these variables on satisfaction were also investigated. Data were collected by a questionnaire-based survey performed among 442 Science undergraduates of University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and the model was tested using path analysis with multiple regression techniques. Findings indicated that Library services, Library resources and Library staff were strong determinants of the undergraduate satisfaction. Moreover, Library facilities (including all independent variables) accounted for 41.1% of the variance of students‟ satisfaction. Based on the results it is recommended that the library management should focus on developing and tailoring Library facilities such as services, resources and staff in order to enhance the level of undergraduate satisfaction towards the library. Keywords: Undergraduates; Facilities; University; Satisfaction; Sri Lankaen_US
dc.identifier.isbn978-624-5856-04-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.erepo.lib.uwu.ac.lk/bitstream/handle/123456789/9714/Page%20274%20-%20IRCUWU2021%20-%20109%20-%20B.M.M.C.B.%20Hindagolla%20-%20Exploring%20the%20Determinants%20of%20Science%20Undergraduates%27%20Satisfaction%20with%20the%20Library.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUva Wellassa University of Sri Lankaen_US
dc.subjectSocial Scienceen_US
dc.subjectHumanities, Social & Library Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectLibrary Sciencesen_US
dc.subjectHigher Educationen_US
dc.subjectSatisfactionen_US
dc.titleExploring the Determinants of Science Undergraduates’ Satisfaction with the Libraryen_US
dc.title.alternativeInternational Research Conference 2021en_US
dc.typeOtheren_US
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