Purpose This study aims to describe case studies of two models, LibQUAL+ and a model based on the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), used to assess library service quality and compare the two assessment models. Design/methodology/approach First, an AHP-based evaluation model is set up to assess library service quality, following which the model is adapted to assess the service quality of Nanjing Agricultural University Library. Second, a modified LibQUAL+ model is created and implemented in the form of a questionnaire survey to assess the library service quality of the same library. Finally, the two assessment models are compared. Findings The results of the two case studies indicate that LibQUAL+ is suitable for assessing Chinese university libraries after modified, and the library AHP model is more suitable for comparing libraries in China between themselves. Originality/value This paper uses two methods for assessing library service quality; this should prove to be helpful for the librarians interested in assessing the service quality of Chinese university libraries.
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Univ Isfahan, Fac Educ, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, IranIsfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, Iran
Asemi, Asefeh
Kazempour, Zahra
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Univ Payam E Nour, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, IranIsfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, Iran
Kazempour, Zahra
Ashrafi-Rizi, Hasan
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Isfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, IranIsfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, Iran
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Univ Isfahan, Fac Educ, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, IranIsfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, Iran
Asemi, Asefeh
Kazempour, Zahra
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Univ Payam E Nour, Dept Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, IranIsfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, Iran
Kazempour, Zahra
Ashrafi-Rizi, Hasan
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Isfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, IranIsfahan Univ Med Sci, Fac Med Informat & Management, Dept Med Lib & Informat Sci, Esfahan, Iran