Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate how information use behavior and satisfaction appear by personality type for liberal arts learning among college students, and to propose a customized information service plan that can help college students study in university libraries. To this end, a survey was conducted on 169 university students enrolled in C University. The analysis consisted of demographic characteristics, MBTI personality type, information use behavior, satisfaction, and university library service perception survey. Frequency analysis, cross-analysis, multinomial logistic regression, one-way ANOVA, and hierarchical regression analysis were performed on the collected data using the SPSS 29 statistical program. As a result of the study, first, significant results were found in ‘preferred information sources’, ‘information source consideration factors’, and ‘information collection patterns’ according to personality type. Second, there were statistically significant differences in satisfaction according to personality type in ‘system utilization ability’, ‘data selection ability’, and ‘the degree of recognition of the usefulness of learning activities’. Third, in the relationship between preferred information sources and satisfaction based on personality types and information use behaviors, there appears to be an inverse relationship when the content includes various topics with a lack of academic depth or expertise. However, the preference for ‘social media’ is positively correlated with ‘satisfaction with search results,’ as it provides diverse perspectives and viewpoints in liberal education