• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.5 no.6
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• pp.152-162
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• 2005

A vast amount of the national college entrance information and a broad range of contents make it more difficult for user to find, collect and compare the data. In this study, we find out how users work to collect, compare data through the usability test and take cognizance of difficulty and requirements on national college entrance information web-site. And then we give the planning for designing national college entrance information web-site through a personalized information architecture(PIA) system. Namely, this paper provides a guideline for designing a user-centric personalized information architecture(PIA) system through the usability test.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.115-138
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• 2001

The purpose of this study is to provide general principles to be used in designing university websites from the perspective of information architecture. Quantitative and qualitative evaluation criteria of web sites were developed based on information architecture principles. The students taking IA class were directly involved in constructing the evaluation criteria and they can be classified into four categories: 1) information organization; 2) navigation system; 3) labeling system; and searching system. These criteria were employed in evaluating twenty randomly selected university websites in Korea. General principles to be used in designing university websites were developed based on the findings of the study. They are composed of four major components in designing: 1) systematic information organization; 2) flexible navigation system; 3) consistent labeling system; and 4) efficient searching system.

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.1-23
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• 2011

In this study, we analyzed the academic library websites in terms of information structure, navigation, and labeling system. The study showed that the information structure was linear. In analyzing 8 library sites, we found many common top-level categories but ultimately, the number of main menu ranged from 4 to 15 categories. Also, the results showed that the sites used a sub-domain such as mobile, or just m to keep it short. It seemed to keep the mobile site part of the library site without creating confusion. Finally, Labeling in some mobile sites was not clear and consistent.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Design Studies Conference
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• 2005.10a
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• pp.42-43
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• 2005

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Information Management Conference
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• 2010.08a
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• pp.73-80
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• 2010

본 연구에서는 도서관의 모바일 웹사이트를 조사, 분석하여 특징과 문제점을 살펴보고, 이를 토대로 도서관이 이용자에게 양질의 서비스를 시행할 수 있는 모바일 웹사이트 설계지침을 제시하였다.

• Archives of design research
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• v.17 no.2
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• pp.221-230
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• 2004

Existing usability testing method, particularly lab-based usability testing, has been widely implemented for development of user interface. However, the method has critical disadvantages such as high cost, time and effort, unnatural testing environment, and lack of user's direct participation in information architecture. With these backgrounds, this paper aims to develop the web-based participatory tool with particular focus on card sorting. Our tool was developed for allowing user to participate in card sorting with his own computer through web. All the data generated while user is participating in the test are automatically sent to the server, which makes it very easy to collect card sorting data. Users can drag cards of interface elements directly and build the interface structure in their own from their computer-screen so that they can represent their mental models on interface structure of testing website. These functions of our tool can help designers to implement card sorting without tedious and time consuming procedures and improve the method of usability testing by reinforcing user's active participation in building an information architecture.

• 한국IT서비스학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2009.11a
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• pp.291-295
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• 2009

최근 인터넷 쇼핑몰이 활성화 되면서 각 쇼핑몰의 카테고리 분류 체계에 대한 사용자의 접근 편이성이 중요한 요소로 부각되었다. 따라서, 카테고리 분류체계에 대한 사용성 평가를 통하여 각 카테고리의 타당성 검증 및 개선에 대한 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 D 쇼핑몰의 각 카테고리 항목을 대상으로 카드 소팅 기법을 실시하여 새로운 카테고리 분류체계를 제안하였다. 뿐만 아니라 기존의 카테고리와 새로 제안된 카테고리의 사용성 평가를 실시하여 비교 및 검증을 실시하였다. 본 연구는 기존 온라인 쇼핑몰의 카테고리의 분류 체계를 재정립하며, 사용자 중심의 인포메이션 아키텍처를 설계하는데 활용 가능할 것이다.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.5-27
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• 2019

The purpose of this study is to present the direction of development of menu structure of museum web site through menu structure and content analysis of domestic museum web sites. To this end, menu structure was divided into content areas for 27 national, public, and university museums in Korea and analyzed in terms of organizing system, labeling system, and navigation system, which are components of information architecture. The results of the study suggested continuous management, including hierarchy of appropriate width and depth, use of clear and consistent labels, provision of collection search functions and updating the status of collections, and correction of web site errors, in the direction of development.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.153-168
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• 2010

The information service of library is getting into a new paradigm as the smart phone usage increases. This study analyzes the contents reflected on the library mobile website to figure out the structural condition and features of the information. For this study, 26 academic libraries in U.S. are selected for an examination of their mobile websites, and the contents on the sites were analyzed. This study analyzed the most frequent type of contents provided in the mobile website. As a result, this study suggested the information structure and core contents of the mobile website in detail. The outcome of this study is expected to be a reference for building the mobile website of library.