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이용자의 지식상태와 브라우징 탐색에 관한 연구

  • 김영귀
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.18
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    • pp.245-268
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    • 1991
  • Some conclusions derived from the study are as follows : 1) Most conventional information retrieval systems require users do precisely that specify the information they require, but user's information needs are not always precise. 2) Information need arise from when users are in an anomalous stats of knowledge about some problem, so user's information needs are not always precise. 3) Information retrieval systems must assist to users make themselves correct, complement, and specify their information need. When information need arise, systems should understand the state of knowledge and will be design to present and specify their ill-defined potential information need. 4) Existing information retrieval techniques need a tool to complement current its disadvantages and to enhance retrieval efficiency. Browsing searching will be a role such as a tool. 5) Browsing searching can understand user's state of knowledge and assist to specify not only pre-searching information need but also changed information need during searching progress.

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Facebook Users' Behaviour and Motivation for Writing Reviews

  • Jeong, So Hee;Chung, Myoung Sug;Lee, Joo Yeoun
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.23 no.3
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    • pp.97-116
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    • 2018
  • Individuals depend considerably on gathering information from personal social networks rather than from commercial network channels or the mass media. Most academic journals that have examined this topic concentrate on online users' information-searching behaviours; however, this paper discusses online users' information-providing behaviour in the online community. The aim of this study is to investigate that online users' motivation to write reviews on Facebook and how the motivations affect users' information-providing behaviour. This study focusses on Facebook members' motivations that affect their review-writing behaviour. The fundamental theory for examining this topic is Vogt and Fesenmaier's (1998) 'information need'. This study modifies Vogt and Fesenmaier's (1998) theory for virtual communities through the development of each concept's measurement items, selecting the information need of four variables: functional, hedonic, innovation, and sign need. Among the four variables, sign need is the most important factor for Facebook users in the virtual environment. Through sign need, people indicate their status, personality form, and position, which significantly affects members' review-writing behaviour on Facebook.

The Effect of Need Criteria on Information Searches and Types of Buying Task of Apparel Buyers in Department Store (백화점 의류 바이어의 정보탐색과 구매과업의 유형에 대한 욕구기준의 영향)

  • Hahn, Seong-Ji;Kim, Moon-Sook;Yoo, Dong-Keun
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Clothing and Textiles
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.416-425
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    • 1995
  • The purposes of this study were to identify buyers' need criteria on product/vendor selection criteria of apparel buyers in department store and to investigate the relatonships among buyers' need criteria, information search behavior, types of buying task and influential factors on buying behavior of buyers(individual characteristics, organizational characteristics, and customer perception characteristics). A questionnaire was developed to measure research subjects based on theoretical study empirically. The questionnaire was administered to 159 apparel buyers of 11 department stores in Seoul. The results of empirical studies were summarized as follows. 1. The need criteria of buyers on product/vendor selection criteria were classified into five types : vendor characteristics; quality characteristics; price characteristics; brand characteristics; product characteristics and the need criteria differed significantly by influencing factors on buying behavior of buyers. 2. There were no relationships between information types and amounts of information search but information types differed significantly by need criteria and individual characteristics 3. Types of buying task were significantly different according to need criteria of buyers and organizational characteristics. 4. Buying policy of department store was significantly different according to organizational characteristics.

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A Study of financial knowledge and Information Need of consumers (소비자의 금융지식과 금융정보 요구에 관한 연구)

  • 김경자
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.36 no.3
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    • pp.105-116
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    • 1998
  • The level of knowledge and need on consumer information in the area of personal finance were investigated in this study, based on a survey of 422 Bucheon residents. The results showed that the level of financial knowledge of respondents was low while the level of need for financial information was relatively high. The variables related to the knowledge and need level were also investigated. Suggestions were made to guide the direction of financial education program for consumers.

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The Analysis of the Causal Model of the Needs for Consumer Information Contents and Related Variables (소비자 정보의 내용별 요구도와 관련변수들간의 인과모형 분석)

  • 이은희
    • Journal of the Korean Home Economics Association
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    • v.35 no.5
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    • pp.177-194
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    • 1997
  • This study attempts to explore urban married women's needs for consumer information contents. In addition, the causality of the needs for consummer information contents and related variables is investigated. Major findings are the following: (1) Respondents' need for information on“the product selection”and “the use and management”of the washing maching or hair dryer is high, while the in need for the information on“the existing brands”is very low. (2) Among several relevent characteristics, respondents' product involvement is strongly related to the needs for consumer information contents. (3) The results of the analysis of casual model from washing maching showed that respondents' age, purchasing experience, perception of the price dispersion and quality difference, self confidence in the product evaluation affect on the need for consumer information contents directly. While respondents' income and education level show a indirect effect. (4) The results of the analysis of causal model from hair dryer showed that respondents' perception of the price dispersion, quality difference and product complexity affect on the need for consumer information contents directly. While respondents' age, purchasing experience, self-confidence in the product evaluation show a indirect effects.

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International Collaboration in Library and Information Science Research in Korea

  • Noh, Younghee;Chang, Rosa
    • International Journal of Knowledge Content Development & Technology
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.91-110
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    • 2019
  • This study sought to examine five theses from major journals concerning Korea's Library and Information Science, published from 1970 to 2018, so as to diagnose the current stage of International Research collaboration in the field of Korea's Library and Information Science which researchers from two or more different nations jointly conducted. Furthermore, it proposed measures for activating International Research collaboration in the field of Korea's Library and Information Science. First, related conferences should be held and education need to be offered in terms of elevating the awareness of the need and importance of international research collaboration. Second, relevant policies need to be developed and projects should be implemented to strengthen the practical international research collaboration. Third, collaboration with various countries should be pursued in the area of detailed majors of library and information science of greater diversity than now in terms of the detailed majors and countries. Fourth, a research environment supporting the collaboration with various research institutions overseas moving forward will need to be created around the universities.

A Study on the Information-Seeking Behavior of ST Information Users of the KISTI (KISTI 과학.기술정보 이용자의 정보추구행태 연구)

  • Yoon, Cheong-Ok
    • Journal of Information Management
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.1-25
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    • 2001
  • The purpose of this study Is to analyze and describe the characteristics of the information needs and information seeking behavior of ST information users of the KISTI. Questionnaires were distributed to the ST information users in the academic, industrial, and scientific sectors via mail. The role of the KISTI as the specialized information source and intermediary for other institutional information sources as well as individual users and the need for improving the strategies for customer-based services and collection development were evaluated. Major findings include the need for a more comprehensive effort to collect, preserve, and communicate the ST information resources. the need for much broader collection of journals and conference proceedings to provide the documents "on demand" for users, and the need to improve DDS in general.

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A Study on the Development of Internet-based Information Services for the Older Adults (노인들을 위한 인터넷기반 정보서비스 구축에 관한 연구)

  • 장혜란
    • Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.185-208
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    • 2002
  • Information service for the aged is a new challenge for public libraries in Korea. To develop an internet-based information service at public library perspectives, information sources, information need, and information seeking and using behavior are investigated. Interview survey is performed to 1060 adults aged 60 and over. Finding revealed that the respondents led to few channels to information except for mass media and informal oral communication. It ascertain ways in which 23% of the respondents currently use internet, and identify barriers of nonusers. The information need of the elderly are diverse, but health/medicine, news, hobbies, religion, leisure/travel are most identified need in descending order. Based on data analysis and previous research results, a cooperative service model consisting of information contents, online reference, interface design, and education is developed. Finally problems and suggestions for future improvement are discussed.

A Study on Information Need and Use Behavior of Doctors (의사들의 정보요구 및 이용행태에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Ki-Sun
    • Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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    • v.39 no.1
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    • pp.33-50
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    • 2008
  • The purpose of this study is to provide for efficient health information service which doctors may use for their better medical practice and scientific research. 177 doctors were surveyed from December 3 to December 21th in 2007. This study mentioned activities of information need and use that were evaluated by information gathering methods used, information source, frequency of use, and degree of satisfaction toward library services. Doctors showed that they need information mainly to know the recent research results in their interesting subject field and to treat a patient. Doctors trended to obtain information through internet search because easy access and easy use, accuracy and up to dateness of information use. Doctors trended to seek information mainly through library, but they showed relatively low frequency of library use because they do not know how to use it.

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A Study on Information Resources Recognition for Collection Development Policy of Gwangju Representative Library (광주대표도서관 장서개발정책 수립을 위한 정보자원 인식 연구)

  • Seongwoo Park
    • Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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    • v.34 no.3
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    • pp.205-225
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    • 2023
  • The Study is to investigate information resources recognition of collection development policy that is a key element of Gwangju representative library. 68 Librarians, 98 library users and 20 libraries responded the questions of information resources. The fields of the questions are media, subjects and levels of information resources. The results of the research are as follows. First, the correlation coefficients between librarian group's preference and need is lower than that of the user group. Second, information resources for the knowledge-disadvantaged has low preference and need but the actual usage rate was high. Third, Librarians need to transfer historical paper and books, historical objects, technical reports and journal articles to the representative library. Fourth, information resources about philosophy have middle preference, low need and the resources have low need for transfer to representative library. Fifth, local historical resources and administrative policy resources has low usage rate high need for transfer to representative library. Sixth, the level of public library in Gwangju is 1.837 and the expectative level of Gwangju representative library is 3.325.