A Comparative Study of Web Information Resources on Science & Technology

김석영

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to propose the criteria for evaluating web information resources. This study also attempts to get a sense of the overall quality of web information resources and to identify the relationship among the criteria, particularly those on the science and technology. Three evaluation categories are proposed; information content, functionality or workability, and design. Core features of information content includes authority, relevancy, currency; functionality includes navigation, user support, technical requirements; layout and design includes visual appearance. Based on the proposed criteria, the 50 sample web resources selected from 5 different field were evaluated. The results showed that the web information resources on the Electrical and Electronic Engineering field was excellent. The Pearson's correlation coefficient between evaluation criteria showed that information content and functionality had a negative relationship, on the other hand, functionality and design had a moderate correlation.

keywords: web information evaluation, web site evaluation, information evaluation, evaluation criteria, STI evaluation, 웹정보원 평가, 웹사이트 평가, 정보원 평가, 평가 기준, 과학기술정보 평가, web information evaluation, web site evaluation, information evaluation, evaluation criteria, STI evaluation

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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society

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Vol.33 No.3

A Comparative Study of Web Information Resources on Science & Technology

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Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society