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The Trends in Information Behavior Research, 2000-2016: The Emergence of New Topical Areas

정보행동에 관한 연구 동향, 2000-2016: 새로운 주제 영역의 부상

  • 김은기 (계명대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2017.05.26
  • Accepted : 2017.06.15
  • Published : 2017.06.30
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Abstract

Information behavior is an important area of research in library and information science (LIS) that has evolved over the last 75 years. The aim of this study is to investigate the recent trends of information behavior research by providing insights into emerging topical areas within information behavior. To conduct this study, the bibliographic data from Scopus was used, and the trends of information behavior were traced by using variations of key terms used in information behavior research, such as "information behavior", "information seeking behavior", and "information needs." In addition, the trends were analyzed in terms of content words in the title, highly cited journal articles, disciplinary categories, and author keywords. Information behavior research has its roots in LIS, but the findings of the study reveal that information behavior has expanded to other disciplines by intersecting a variety of topical areas. In particular, this study showed that information behavior in the health/medicine domain has become a predominant emerging topical area of research. In order to enhance our understanding of complex human behavior, future research should focus more on interdisciplinary aspects by measuring the scope of information behavior.

정보행동은 문헌정보학 분야에서 75년 이상 동안 발전해온 중요한 연구 영역이다. 이 연구의 목적은 정보행동 내에서 떠오르는 주제 영역에 대한 통찰력을 제공하여 정보행동 연구의 최근 동향을 발견하는 데에 있다. 이 연구를 수행하기 위해 Scopus의 서지 데이터를 사용하였고 "information behavior" (정보행동), "information seeking behavior" (정보추구행동), 그리고 "information needs" (정보 필요성) 등의 정보 행동 연구에서 흔히 사용하는 주요 용어를 이용하여 정보행동의 경향을 살펴보았다. 또한 제목의 내용 단어, 많이 인용된 논문, 주제 분야 및 저자 키워드를 사용하여 동향을 분석하였다. 정보 행동 연구는 문헌정보학에 뿌리를 두고 있지만, 그 결과는 다양한 주제 영역과 교차하여 정보행동이 다른 분야로 확장되었다는 결과를 보여주었다. 특히 정보행동 연구는 건강/의학 분야에 적용되어 주요 주제로 부상되고 있음을 보여주었다. 다양한 정보행동에 대한 이해를 높이기 위해서 추후 연구에서는 정보행동의 융합적인 측면과 융합적인 범위를 조사하는데 더 중점을 두어야 할 것이다.

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