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Vol.42 No.3

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A Study on Information Users' Needs and Information Seeking Behavior of Doctoral Researchers in Digital Age

Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society / Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, (P)2466-2542;
2011, v.42 no.3, pp.189-208
https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.42.3.201109.189



& (2011). A Study on Information Users' Needs and Information Seeking Behavior of Doctoral Researchers in Digital Age. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 42(3), 189-208, https://doi.org/10.16981/kliss.42.3.201109.189

Abstract

In the digital environment where the Internet and IT change rapidly, researchers have utilized scientific information by relying on more complex and various media than before. This study performed a group interview with thirteen questions derived from five categories in order to understand information needs and information seeking behaviors of Korean doctoral researchers in this information environment. The five categories are (1) identifying information resource usage pattern, (2) attitude towards information resources and reasons for use, (3) IT skills and information literacy, (4) physical library use vs electronic access, and (5) attitudes toward the digital library. In particular, this study focused on analyzing similarities and differences of two groups of researchers selected equally in the humanities and social sciences and in science and technology by doing the interview. The research showed that there are no differences in the goal of using scientific information, information literacy, the ratio of using written materials to electronic resources, and routes of acquiring research ideas or knowledge, but there are differences in materials used for studies or researches and in favorite scientific portal sites.

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디지털환경, 과학기술 학술연구자, 인문사회 학술연구자, 정보요구, 정보추구행태, Digital Invironment, Science & Technology Researcher, Humanity & Social Science Researcher, Information Needs, Information Seeking Behavior

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