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A Reflection on Social Perspective of Information Behavior: Around the Theory of Information Worlds

사회적 관점에서의 정보행동 연구에 관한 일 고찰 - 정보세계이론을 중심으로 -

  • 박성재 (한성대학교 크리에이티브인문예술대학 도서관정보문화트랙)
  • Received : 2022.01.22
  • Accepted : 2022.02.23
  • Published : 2022.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to introduce the Theory of Information Worlds which analyzes information behaviors in the social perspective. This study analyzed dissertations using the theory to provide the understanding of the theory and suggest theoretical implications. The theory was developed by Burnett and Jeager in 2008, and since then it was applied in 14 dissertations. Key concepts of the theory include social norms, social types, information value, information behavior, and boundaries. These concepts are intervened in the process of creation and control of behavior through interaction each other. Qualitative research was adopted in more research rather than quantitative research; especially interview and content analysis were applied. It is expected that the spectrum of information behavior research in Korea is broaden and deeper through this study.

본 연구의 목적은 사회적 관점에서 정보행위를 분석하는 이론 중의 하나인 정보세계이론에 대한 이해와 활용도를 높이는 데 있다. 정보세계이론에 대한 이해를 위해 해당 이론을 적용한 박사학위논문을 수집 분석하여 이론의 적용과 방법론에 대해 분석함으로써 이론적 함의를 제시했다. 정보세계이론은 2008년 Burnett과 Jaeger에 의해 제시된 이후 14편의 박사학위논문에서 사용되었다. 이론을 구성하는 개념은 사회적 유형, 사회적 규범, 정보가치, 정보행위, 경계로 이들 개념은 상호배타적으로 정보세계를 구성하기보다는 개념 간의 상호작용을 통해 지속적으로 영향을 미치면서 행위를 생산하고 통제한다. 정보세계이론을 적용한 연구는 양적 연구보다는 질적 연구를 기반으로 이루어지며 이론을 구성하는 주요 개념들에 대한 분석과 그 상호작용을 분석하기 위해 인터뷰와 내용분석이 주로 사용되는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구를 통해 정보세계이론이 한국 문헌정보학 연구에 활용됨으로써 정보행위 분석의 지평을 넓히는데 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

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본 연구는 한성대학교 학술연구비 지원과제 임.

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