vii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 2 TITLE PAGE DECLARATION ii DEDICATION iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv ABSTRACT v ABSTRAK vi TABLE OF CONTENTS vii LIST OF TABLES xi LIST OF FIGURE xii LIST OF APPENDICES xiii INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Research Problem 2 1.3 Research Question and Purpose 3 1.4 Project Objectives 4 1.5 Project Scope 4 1.6 Significance of Study 4 1.7 Chapter Summary 5 LITERATURE REVIEW 6 2.1 Introduction 6 2.2 Customer Relationship Management 7 2.2.1 People 9 2.2.2 Process 10 2.2.3 Technology 10 viii 2.3 CRM in Academic Library 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.4 2.4.2 2.5 2.6 2.7 3 Main Factors for CRM Success in Academic Libraries 15 CRM Processes in Academic Libraries 17 Social Networks 2.4.1 11 23 Social Networks in Academic Environment 24 2.4.1.1 Academia.edu 25 2.4.1.2 ResearchGate.com 26 2.4.1.3 Mandely.com 27 2.4.1.4 TeachStreet.com 27 2.4.1.5 Sakai 28 Essential Features of Academic Social Networks 29 Social CRM 32 2.5.1 Who is the Social Customer? 34 2.5.2 Traditional CRM vs. Social CRM 35 2.5.3 Benefits of Using Social CRM 38 2.5.4 Background of Using S-CRM 38 2.5.4.1 SlideShare.net 40 2.5.4.2 Yelp 41 2.5.4.3 Spring Airlines 41 2.5.4.4 Saudi Banks 42 Higher Education 43 2.6.1 Customers in Higher Education 43 2.6.2 Student Life Cycle 44 2.6.3 CRM in Higher Education 45 Chapter Summary 45 METHODOLOGY 47 3.1 Introduction 47 3.2 Research Flow Chart 48 3.3 Research Approaches 50 3.4 3.3.1 Qualitative Research 50 3.3.2 Verification of Qualitative Method 51 Sampling of the Study 52 ix 3.5 4 5 6 Case Study (Perpustakaan Sultanah Zanariah Library UTM) 53 3.5.1 About UTM Library 53 3.5.2 Services in UTM Library 54 3. 6 Data Collection 55 3. 7 Interview Design 55 3. 8 Interviewees 56 3. 9 Data Analysis 57 3. 10 Chapter Summary 58 FINDINGS AND PROPOSING INITIAL LSCRM FRAMEWORK 60 4.1 Introduction 60 4.2 Characteristics of Social CRM 60 4.3 CRM Processes in an Academic Library 62 4.4 Relation between Social CRM and CRM Processes 63 4.5 LSCRM Framework 67 4.6 Chapter Summary 68 QUALITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS AND REFINING LSCRM FRAMEWORK 70 5.1 Introduction 70 5.2 Data Analyzing by NVivo 70 5.2.1 Nodes Page 71 5.2.2 Modeling 72 5.3 Refine the LSCRM Framework 80 5.4 Discussion of Interviews 81 5.5 Chapter Summary 84 CONCLUSION 85 6.1 Introduction 85 6.2 Achievements 85 6.3 Constraint and Challenges 88 6.4 Recommendations for Future Work 88 6.5 SCRM Recommendation Implementation for PSZ Library 89 x 6.6 Chapter Summary REFERENCES APPENDICES 90 91 98-124 xi LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 TITLE Administrative Features of Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) PAGE Academic Social 30 Collaborative Features of Academic Social Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) 31 Reporting Features of Academic Social Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) 31 Integrating Features of Academic Social Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) 32 Comparing Traditional (Greenberg, 2010) 37 CRM and CRM 2.0 Summery of the Research Questions, Data Collection, and Data Analysis 48 3.2 Mapping Interview Questions 56 3.3 Interviewees of the Research 57 4.1 Characteristics of Social CRM 61 4.2 Relation between CRM Processes with SCRM 64 5.1 Data Collections of Interviews for Characteristics of SCRM 73 Data Collections of Interviews for CRM Processes in an Academic Library 76 Data Collections of Interviews for Social Tools Which are Useful in an Academic Library 78 Summary of Interviews about Current PSZ 83 5.2 5.3 5.4 xii LIST OF FIGURE FIGURE NO. TITLE PAGE 2.1 Literature Review Structure 2.2 The Conceptual Framework of 4S in Library Reader Service (Perng et al., 2009) 19 2.3 CRM Processes (Liu Huiping, 2011) 20 2.4 Differences of Traditional (Greenberg, 2010) 2.5 7 CRM and SCRM 35 Contingency Framework Used for S-CRM Adoption Intention in Saudi Banks (Sanaa Askool & Nakata, 2012) 42 2.6 Customers for Higher Education (Kanji et al., 1999) 44 3.1 Research Flow Chart 49 4.1 CRM Processes (Huiping, 2011) 62 4.2 Initial LSCRM Framework of Integrating SCRM with CRM Processes 68 5.1 NVivo Nodes and Categories 71 5.2 Model of Characteristics of Social CRM 72 5.3 Model of CRM Processes 75 5.4 Model of Social Tools 77 5.5 Framework of Social Customer Relationship Management by Data Analysis in NVivo 79 The Final Conceptual LSCRM Framework of Integrating Social CRM into CRM Processes in PSZ Library 80 5.6 xiii LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX TITLE PAGE APPENDIX A INTERVIEW 1 (LIBRARIAN) 98 APPENDIX B INTERVIEW 2 (LIBRARIAN) 100 APPENDIX C INTERVIEW 3 (LIBRARIAN) 101 APPENDIX D INTERVIEW 4 (LIBRARIAN) 103 APPENDIX E INTERVIEW 5 (LIBRARIAN) 105 APPENDIX F INTERVIEW 6 (STUDENT) 107 APPENDIX G INTERVIEW 7 (STUDENT) 109 APPENDIX H INTERVIEW 8 (STUDENT) 111 APPENDIX I INTERVIEW 9 (STAFF) 112 APPENDIX J INTERVIEW 10 (STAFF) 114 APPENDIX K Source Summary, Word & Node Frequency of Interviews by NVivo 115 xi LIST OF TABLES TABLE NO. 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 3.1 TITLE Administrative Features of Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) PAGE Academic Social 30 Collaborative Features of Academic Social Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) 31 Reporting Features of Academic Social Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) 31 Integrating Features of Academic Social Networks (Rohani & Ow, 2011) 32 Comparing Traditional (Greenberg, 2010) 37 CRM and CRM 2.0 Summery of the Research Questions, Data Collection, and Data Analysis 48 3.2 Mapping Interview Questions 56 3.3 Interviewees of the Research 57 4.1 Characteristics of Social CRM 61 4.2 Relation between CRM Processes with SCRM 64 5.1 Data Collections of Interviews for Characteristics of SCRM 73 Data Collections of Interviews for CRM Processes in an Academic Library 76 Data Collections of Interviews for Social Tools Which are Useful in an Academic Library 78 Summary of Interviews about Current PSZ 83 5.2 5.3 5.4 xii LIST OF FIGURE FIGURE NO. TITLE PAGE 2.1 Literature Review Structure 7 2.2 The Conceptual Framework of 4S in Library Reader Service (Perng et al., 2009) 19 2.3 CRM Processes (Liu Huiping, 2011) 20 2.4 Differences of Traditional (Greenberg, 2010) CRM and SCRM 35 Contingency Framework Used for S-CRM Adoption Intention in Saudi Banks (Sanaa Askool & Nakata, 2012) 42 2.6 Customers for Higher Education (Kanji et al., 1999) 44 3.1 Research Flow Chart 49 4.1 CRM Processes (Huiping, 2011) 62 4.2 Initial LSCRM Framework of Integrating SCRM with CRM Processes 68 5.1 NVivo Nodes and Categories 71 5.2 Model of Characteristics of Social CRM 72 5.3 Model of CRM Processes 75 5.4 Model of Social Tools 77 5.5 Framework of Social Customer Relationship Management by Data Analysis in NVivo 79 The Final Conceptual LSCRM Framework of Integrating Social CRM into CRM Processes in PSZ Library 80 2.5 5.6 xiii LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX TITLE PAGE APPENDIX A INTERVIEW 1 (LIBRARIAN) 98 APPENDIX B INTERVIEW 2 (LIBRARIAN) 100 APPENDIX C INTERVIEW 3 (LIBRARIAN) 101 APPENDIX D INTERVIEW 4 (LIBRARIAN) 103 APPENDIX E INTERVIEW 5 (LIBRARIAN) 105 APPENDIX F INTERVIEW 6 (STUDENT) 107 APPENDIX G INTERVIEW 7 (STUDENT) 109 APPENDIX H INTERVIEW 8 (STUDENT) 111 APPENDIX I INTERVIEW 9 (STAFF) 112 APPENDIX J INTERVIEW 10 (STAFF) 114 APPENDIX K Source Summary, Word & Node Frequency of Interviews by NVivo 115