• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.47 no.2
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• pp.75-101
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• 2013

This study analyzed the effect of metacognition to the information-seeking behaviors of 250 undergraduate students. For this, metacognition was examined by the inspection form that the Educational Psychology Programs of the Department of Education, at Seoul National University, developed in 2005. The information-seeking behaviors were examined by the observance of the established information-seeking performances and through a survey. As a result of the analysis, metacognition affected the items of the survey for the information-seeking behaviors, excluding one item. As metacognition is the cognitive characteristics acting after the cognitive process, it affected thinking activities that were conducted by the brain. In addition, metacognition affected the seeking process, the results of seeking, and the general information-seeking behaviors. Therefore, the study of metacognition is effective in the overall aspects of information-seeking behaviors including the seeking process, the results of seeking, and the general information-seeking behaviors.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.125-147
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• 2013

This study analyzed the effect of the cognitive style of field dependence/independence to the information-seeking behaviors of 250 undergraduate students. The cognitive style of field dependence/ independence was examined by Group Embedded Figure Test (GEFT), information-seeking behaviors were examined by information-seeking performances, and survey for information-seeking behaviors. As a result of the analysis, the cognitive style of field dependence/independence affected items of information-seeking performances except one item among items set in this study. The cognitive style, the cognitive characteristics acting in the process of cognitive activity affected the actual activities of information-seeking behaviors. The cognitive style of field dependence/independence affected the seeking process except the results of seeking and general information-seeking behaviors in the areas of information-seeking behaviors. Therefore, the study of cognitive style can be effective in the seeking process areas of information-seeking behaviors.

• Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education
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• v.19 no.3
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• pp.415-428
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• 2007

본 연구는 인지양식이 온라인 학습의 성취도에 영향을 미치는 요인중의 하나라는 선행연구 결과들을 토대로, 인지양식이 온라인 정보탐색능력에도 영향을 미치는지 그리고 어떤 다른 개인적인 특성들이 온라인 정보탐색행위와 연관성이 있는지 고찰 하였다. 연구 대상은 대학원 석사과정과 박사과정에 재학중인 학생 36명이었으며, 인지양식검사와 Ellis와 Haugan (1997)의 정보탐색행위 모델에 근거하여 연구자에 의해 제작된 설문조사를 실시하였다. 학생들에게 연구 주제를 주고 온라인상에서 정보를 탐색하도록 시켰으며, 이들의 정보탐색행위 과정과 특성을 관찰하고 기록하였다. 인지양식검사 결과와 설문조사 결과를 양적 분석하고, 정보탐색행위 과정과 특성에 관한 질적 분석한 결과에 의하면, 개인의 인지양식과 온라인시스템을 이용한 정보탐색능력과는 아무런 상관관계가 없었다. 반면에, 정보탐색행위는 컴퓨터 이용 능력, 온라인 도서관 시스템 사용경험/능력과 상관관계를 보였다. 또한 검색한 정보에 대한 만족도는 정보탐색에 보내는 시간과 반비례 상관관계를 가지며, 대부분의 학습자들이 총 8단계의 정보탐색과정 중 " Browsing" 단계에 대부분의 시간을 보내는 것으로 관찰 되었다. 끝으로 대부분의 학생들이 도서관 시스템 사용능력에 높은 효능감을 보였지만, 학교 온라인도서관 시스템이 사용하기 편리하지 않도록 설계되어있다고 대답했으며, 자신들의 연구를 위해서 인터넷 검색엔진보다는 도서관 데이터베이스를 더 자주 사용하고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.211-233
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• 2004

The web is a new information environment, which has different characteristics from a traditional IR environment. Needed are more research from a new point of view as well as the adoption of a new research paradigm in order to understand a user-system interaction on the web. The purpose of this study is to review and analyze models of web-based information seeking behavior, which Wang, Hawk ＆ Tenopir, Hsieh-Yee, Choo, Detlor ＆ Turnbull, Chun ＆ Cooper, Rieh, and Spink proposed. The comparative analysis indicates that web-based information seeking models are categorized into three area: interaction model, information seeking behavior model, and evaluation model, and that they are based on a multifaceted interaction and a nonlinear perspective.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.23 no.4 s.62
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• pp.197-214
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• 2006

A Web-based environment has very various and heterogeneous users. The emphasis on their individual characteristics may make it hard to reach the general understanding of how they seek and use information on the Web. The purpose of this study is to find common patterns in information seeking behavior on the Web by analyzing a series of cognitive movement of users in interaction with the Web. Based on Dervin's concept and Timeline interview methodology, this study collected 37 Web experience descriptions from 21 respondents, which consisted of 302 steps. Findings addressed that Web information seeking behavior can be classified into seven types : Starting, Searching, Viewing/B row sing , Examining/comparing, Finding/compiling, Deciding/Acting, and Ending. Movement paths in the seven-type information seeking process showed that user's interaction with the Web was repeated and circulated at the Viewing/Browsing step and that information seeking behavior on the Web was multi-directional and non-linear.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.23 no.3 s.61
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• pp.127-146
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• 2006

This study aims to analyze substantive theories in user studies on Web-based information seeking in order to explore the implications of building a unified theory in this field, Substantive theory is defined as research which generalized user behaviors during information seeking on the Web or suggested significant relationships between variables in Web-based information seeking context. The sample of research articles were published in four core journals from 1995 to 2005, Among 42 articles of user-based information seeking on the Web, ten articles were contributed to the development of substantive theories. Findings show that substantive theories used thirteen dependent and ten independent variables and 22 relationships were considered as significant. They have a tendency to focus on individual differences of users and on some specific narrow aspects(i.e. searching or searching time) of user behaviors. Findings suggested a range of implications for a unified theory construction.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.29 no.2
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• pp.93-112
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• 2012

This study focuses on the characteristics of information seeking behavior through the casual interactions which are regular contacts with others as information sources in the context of ELIS. Qualitative data were gathered using semi-structured one-to-one interviews with 9 wild-goose mothers in order to investigate the casual interactions. We identified information needs, patterns and characteristics of information seeking behavior through the casual interactions and the major interpretative repertoires.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.29-44
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• 2007

The purpose of this study was to explore whether the concept of amount of invested mental effort (AIME) developed in the field of educational psychology can help explain why people put so little effort into online searching. In this experimental study, two information retrieval systems - a web search engine and a university library system - were used to make a comparison. The data were collected from 15 undergraduate students through background questionnaires, think-aloud protocols, search logs, post-search questionnaires, and post-task interviews. The findings indicate that perception of the web's "easy-ness" and high levels of self confidence in searching capability led the subjects to put less effort into web searching than they do into library system searching. In addition, the perceived difficulty of search task influenced the extent of mental effort invested. The AIME proved a useful framework for understanding search behavior and user experience for both web search engines and library systems.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.109-130
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• 2010

The purpose of this study is to identify th patterns in the news reporters' information seeking behaviors by observing their web activities. For this purpose, transaction logs collected from 23 news reporters were analyzed. Web tracking software was installed to collect the data from their PCs, and a total of 39,860 web logs were collected in two weeks. Start and end pattern of sessions, transitional pattern by step, sequence rule model was analyzed and the pattern of Internet use was compared with the general public. the analysis of pattern derived a web information seeking behavior modes that consists of four types of behaviors: fact-checking browsing, fact-checking search, investigative browsing and investigative search.

• Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
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• v.56 no.1
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• pp.27-45
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• 2022

Despite the increase in the number of international students residing in Korea, there is lack of research on their Everyday Information Seeking behaviors. This study investigated the information needs and information seeking behaviors of international students in Korea according to the settlement stages (before entry, initial settlement, and present) through Critical Incident Technology (CIT). International students in Korea reported their daily life-related information needs more frequently than their academic-related information needs. International students used multiple information sources for seeking information, such as websites, social media, and friends. Compared to websites, international students demonstrated higher satisfaction with interactive sources such as social media and friends. It was found that the language barrier is the biggest difficulty that international students experience during the information seeking process. Unfamiliarity with Korean society and culture were addressed as another difficulty. Based on the understanding of international students' information needs and seeking behaviors throughout the settlement stages, recommendations for helping international students search for information in their daily life were discussed.