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Implementation of TOPSIS Method to Compare the Libraries of Top-Ranking Universities Abroad and in India


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Abstract This study was made for comparison of university libraries in India and abroad. Ten top-ranking universities by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) were considered for making a comparison from each category. The main objective of the study was to know whether the library plays any role to achieve top rank or not. Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method was used for analyzing and for the TOPSIS method, 5 important criteria were considered, viz., total collection, total library staff, total budget, total working hours, and major divisions of the library. Important criteria were selected from University Grant Commission (UGC) and American Library Association (ALA). Initially, TOPSIS method was applied to university libraries abroad; next, to Indian university libraries and finally, both Indian and foreign university libraries were considered. Results represented that the library played a role in helping the parent university achieve a rank but not entirely. The University of Cambridge got the highest rank as per the study but in QS ranking MIT stood first.

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Libraries, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Ranking, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) Analysis, University Libraries, University Ranking.
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Chaitali Ghosh
Jadavpur University, Department of Library and Information Science, Main Campus, 188, Raja S.C Mallick Rd, Kolkata − 700032, West Bengal
India


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Chaitali Ghosh
Jadavpur University, Department of Library and Information Science, Main Campus, 188, Raja S.C Mallick Rd, Kolkata − 700032, West Bengal, India

Abstract


Abstract This study was made for comparison of university libraries in India and abroad. Ten top-ranking universities by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) were considered for making a comparison from each category. The main objective of the study was to know whether the library plays any role to achieve top rank or not. Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) method was used for analyzing and for the TOPSIS method, 5 important criteria were considered, viz., total collection, total library staff, total budget, total working hours, and major divisions of the library. Important criteria were selected from University Grant Commission (UGC) and American Library Association (ALA). Initially, TOPSIS method was applied to university libraries abroad; next, to Indian university libraries and finally, both Indian and foreign university libraries were considered. Results represented that the library played a role in helping the parent university achieve a rank but not entirely. The University of Cambridge got the highest rank as per the study but in QS ranking MIT stood first.

Keywords


Libraries, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Ranking, Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) Analysis, University Libraries, University Ranking.

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