• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.107-128
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• 2008

The purpose of this study is to portray the phenomena of information poverty of the families of children with developmental disabilities. The focus was especially put on investigating their information needs of everyday lives and information-seeking behaviors. The sample group includes six children with developmental disabilities and their families, mainly mothers. The investigation was conducted by the participant observation and in-depth interviews. The study found out that they sought the formal information sources such as medical specialists and special agencies first with which they were not satisfied. As a result, they rather relied on informal information sources. And the information from 'the group of families of children with developmental disabilities' was thought to be the most reliable information for them. In terms of information related behaviors, the strongest information needs were regarding the children's special education, especially to the school education, and they made effort to seek reliable information. They, however, tended to passively treat their personal concerns that are not related to their disabled children. This study found out that their information poverty is in terms of the information environment, information sources and their attitude to information, and that it comes from the external(social) factors as well as internal(individual) ones.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.53-72
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• 2007

The Internet is now an integral part of the everyday lives of a majority of people. They are demanding web sites that offer credible information - Just as much as they want sites that are easy to navigate. But the online reality today is that few Internet users say they can trust the web sites that have products for sale or the sites that offer advice about which products and services to buy. Users want the web sites they visit to provide clear information to allow them to judge the site's credibility. Users want to know who runs the site; how to reach those people; the site's privacy policy; and how the site deals with mistakes. In the eyes of users all sites ate not equal. Users have different credibility standards for different types of sites. For news and information sites users want advertising clearly labeled as advertising. And users want the site to provide a list of the editors responsible for the site's contents, including the editor's email address. For e-commerce sites, user expectations and demands are just about as high as they can be. They say that it is very important that these sites provide specific, accurate information about the site's policies and practices.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.89-109
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• 2011

This study intends to provide the essential data for developing kid's catalog in Korean public libraries. Focus was on the experience and perception of librarians who have provided a service for the children. To the end, this study investigated the children's information behavior and search behavior of OPAC from the viewpoint of librarians, and figured out what barriers are confronted when children are looking for reading materials. On the basis of data, discussed in details are practical considerations for kid's catalogs to improve the information access of children. The data were collected through a survey and depth interview with 29 librarians in public libraries, and referred to the existing OPAC for the discussion.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.33-58
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• 2006

This article deals with the information poverty issue of Korean residents in Japan. In details, it introduces the substantial examples of information poverty which the Korean residents in Japan have experienced in their daily lives, and analyzes the factors causing such information poverty. The focus is on identifying the 'relative' information-poor groups in the Korean community. Finally suggested is a strategic method to improve both the poor information literacy of Korean residents and the poor information environment of Korean community in Japan. The data needed for discussion were collected by two methods a full-scale survey with 532 Korean residents and an in-depth interviews with 24 samples drawn from the survey participants.

• 한국HCI학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2006.02b
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• pp.549-556
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 일상 생활 속에서의 사람들의 행태(behavior)를 Digital 환경에 반영하여, 보다 사용자에게 친숙한 형태의 사용자 경험을 제공하고자 한다. 그리고 사용자에게 감성적인 요소를 제공함으로써 컴퓨터 기기와의 Interaction 과정에서의 사용자 만족도를 높이고자 하였다. 우리는 이 연구를 통해서 User Preference 를 고려하여 사용자 의지에 따라 UI 의 변경이 가능하도록 하는 User Interface 의 설계를 제안한다. 또한 살아있는 객체와 interaction 하는 것 같은 느낌을 제공하여 사용자의 감성적 만족도를 높이고자 했으며 이 과정에서 Fluid interaction 의 개념이 적용되었다. Digital 환경의 한정된 공간을 효율적으로 사용할 수 있도록 하기 위해서 Zoomable UI 의 개념을 적용하여 사용자에게 효과적인 정보 전달을 하고자 하였다. 이러한 연구의 결과로서 Zoom in/out 이 가능한 새로운 개념의 Memo Application 을 설계, 구현하였다.

• Information and Communications Magazine
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• v.29 no.10
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• pp.9-14
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• 2012

스마트기기의 확산에 따라 TV 이용 시간, 장소, 단말이 많아지면서 TV에 대한 기능의 확장 및 고품질화에 대한 기대도 높아지고 있다. 스마트폰의 경우 많은 이용자들이 더 이상 전화의 수단이 아닌 업무, 일상생활, 여가 활용의 필수적 수단으로 자리잡아가고 있다. 스마트TV 단말의 확산은 제조사들이 스마트TV 기능을 TV 단말에 탑재하는 비율을 증가시킴으로써 TV의 교체시장을 따라 확대될 것으로 보인다. TV 구매자들 중 특히, 신기술 수용의향이 높고 TV에 대한 관여도가 높은 소비자들을 선두로 스마트TV 시장은 확대될 것으로 보인다. 스마트TV 이용자들에 대한 조사 결과, 스마트TV에 대해 이런 기대를 하고 다양한 서비스를 이용하여 전반적인 만족도는 양호하게 나타났으나, 개별 서비스에 대한 만족도, 특히 스마트TV 앱스토어 이용 등 새로운 스마트TV 기능에 대한 만족도는 낮게 나타났다. 스마트TV 서비스 시장을 활성화하기 위해서는 이용자들의 기대를 충족시킬 수 있도록 기능과 서비스 품질을 높여야 하며 기존 방송서비스 사업자들과의 전략적인 협력 관계 조성이 필요할 것이다.

• Korea journal of population studies
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.85-107
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• 2011

Based on two cross-sectional Time Diary data. this study examines the change in internet use pattern of Koreans. Building on the literatures on Digital Divides, it traces the changes in frequency, diversity and specific purpose of internet use and tries to identify factors affecting these changes. The results show that the frequency and diversity of internet use increases across five years. They also reveal that the usage gap in internet between genders increases While the usage gap across social economic status still exists. The implication of these results are discussed.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.209-228
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• 2011

Web search behavior has evolved. People now search using many diverse information devices in various situations. To monitor these scattered and shifting search patterns, an improved way of learning and analysis are needed. Traditional web search studies relied on the server transaction logs and single query instance analysis. Since people use multiple smart devices and their searching occurs intermittently through a day, a bundled query research could look at the whole context as well as penetrating search needs. To observe and analyze bundled queries, we developed a proprietary research software set including a log catcher, query bundling tool, and bundle monitoring tool. In this system, users' daily search logs are sent to our analytic server, every night the users need to log on our bundling tool to package his/her queries, a built in web survey collects additional data, and our researcher performs deep interviews on a weekly basis. Out of 90 participants in the study, it was found that a normal user generates on average 4.75 query bundles a day, and each bundle contains 2.75 queries. Query bundles were categorized by; Query refinement vs. Topic refinement and 9 different sub-categories.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.591-594
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• 2013

This study examines how OTT service changes the television viewing experience, what are the underlying dimensions that difference of viewing behavior and experiences between OTT service and old television media. The result showed the characteristic of viewing experiences through OTT service that social viewing, channel zapping by sharing information, multi viewing, de-contextualized viewing space. Specifically, television as a family media turned into a personalized media, social viewing generalized so called 'lean forward' with each other using texts and images at the same time. In particular, information on the content and appraisal shared with each other on SNS in real time.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.56 no.4
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• pp.455-472
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• 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze variables affecting the number of circulated books which is one of the indicators representing the library use behavior. For the analysis, 2015-2019 data for public libraries was acquired from the National Library Statistics System. The Latent Growth Model estimating a latent intercept and a latent slop based on the individual library trajectories was applied. The results are as followed; first, the circulation rate tends to be decreased. Second, the most affecting factor on the library circulation decrease was the collection budget. This study suggests increasing a collection budget in order to prevent the library circulation decrease while the library is operating in a daily routine.