Customer service in academic libraries : tales from the front line

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Customer service in academic libraries : tales from the front line

edited by Stephen Mossop

(Chandos information professional series)

Chandos Pub., c2016

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-123) and index

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内容説明

The term 'customer service' is not new to the academic library community. Academic libraries exist to serve the needs of their community, and hence customer service is essential. However, the term can be applied in a variety of ways, from a thin veneer of politeness, to an all-encompassing ethic focussing organisational and individual attention on understanding and meeting the needs of the customer. For customers, the library's Front Line team is the 'human face' of the library. How well they do their job can have a massive impact on the quality of the learning experience for many students, and can directly impact upon their success. The importance of their role, and the quality of the services they offer, should not be underestimated - but in an increasingly digital world, and with potentially several thousand individuals visiting every day (whether in person or online), each with their own agendas and requirements, how can the library's Front Line team deliver the personal service that each of these individuals need? Customer Service in Academic Libraries contributes to what academic libraries, as a community, do really well - the sharing of best practice. It brings together, in one place, examples of how Front Line teams from libraries across a wide geographical area - Hong Kong, Australia, Turkey and the United Kingdom - work to 'get it right for their customers'. Between them, they cover a range of institutions including research-intensive, mixed HE/FE, private establishments and shared campuses. All have their own tales to tell, their own emphases, their own ways of doing things - and all bring their own examples of best practice, which it is hoped readers will find useful in their own context.

目次

Dedication List of Figures List of Abbreviations About the Editor About the Contributors Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. "Customer Service"-What's the Big Deal? Abstract What's in a Name? Thinking Like a Customer Mapping Your Customer's Experience Customer Service Standards Building Customer Relationships Chapter 2. Staffing the Front Line Abstract Recruiting, Developing, and Rewarding Staff Listen and Learn Chapter 3. Marshalling a Century of Experience: Customizing Services for the Next Generation of Users Abstract An Institution Amidst Rapid Changes Historical and Emerging Roles of the Libraries Holistic Approach to Building a Service Culture Knowing the Users and Striving for Continuous Quality Assurance Nurturing a Customer-Centered Team Strategic Application of User and Staff Surveys Next Goal-All-Dimensional Experience Chapter 4. Customer Service in a 24/7 Environment: The Exeter Experience Abstract Background Why Rove? Initial Training and Mobilization Maintaining a Roving Culture Roving and Communication Recognition and Feedback Ongoing Challenges and Developments Chapter 5. Customer Service at Victoria University, St. Albans Campus Library Abstract Customer Service: What Does it Mean to Me? Organizational Structure VU Focus on Customer Service, Drivers, Etc. Library Structure Our Libraries Library Focus: What Does Customer Service Mean to Us as a Service St. Albans Campus Focus: What Does Customer Service Mean to Our Staff? How Do We Recruit for Customer Service? How Do We Train Staff? Student Mentors: Rovers, Student Assistants, Research Ambassadors, and Writing Space Mentors How Do We Know When We are Getting it Right? What Have We Learnt So Far? Future Considerations? Chapter 6. Innovations in User Services at Sabanci University Information Center Abstract About Sabanci University About the Information Center Introduction Rooms Booking System Nothing Endures But Change. (Heraclitus, 540 -480 BC) (Fechete 2014) Customer Satisfaction Improving Ideas Comes with Erasmus Standards Problems with the Reservation System Teamwork Finally Conclusion Chapter 7. Library Services for Falmouth University and the University of Exeter, Penryn Campus: Listening to Our Customers in a Shared Services Environment Abstract Background and Context Library Structure Customer Care and Our Customers Customer Consultation and Feedback UCF LibQual Survey 2013 Conclusion Chapter 8. Where Next for the "Front Line"? Abstract Bibliography Index

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