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Abstract

Physicians have information needs related to academic research and clinical practice but encounter difficulties seeking appropriate medical resources and information. The goal of this study is to develop a search system to support Korean physicians’ information needs. To access sources to meet the identified need, in-depth interviews were conducted, and MediSearching, a new search system, was developed accordingly. To verify its usefulness and to obtain users’ suggestions, interviews were conducted and feedback was solicited via collected test searches. The initial set of interviews indicated that physicians’ information needs and search behaviors differed by type of hospital and clinical department. Physicians in university hospitals with a greater need for research materials searched for academic articles, whereas physicians in specialty hospitals or primary care clinics with a stronger need for materials related to clinical practice asked their colleagues for information. Consequently, MediSearching was designed to satisfy both groups’ needs, and the test search provided useful search results compared with existing services. Korean physicians have previously had to repeat their search process on separate sites that provide different services according to type of information and search method. MediSearching may reduce this inconvenience and add documents in various formats and languages.

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본 연구는 학제성이 강한 HCI 연구 내에서 문헌정보학 분야 연구가 수행한 연구내용과 역할을 분석하고 향후 타 학문분야와의 협력 가능성 및 수행 가능한 연구주제를 살펴보고자 하였다. 연구에서 사용된 데이터는 문헌정보학 분야의 대표적인 국내 학술지 및 한국HCI학회 학술대회의 발표논문집에서 추출한 키워드와 소속 정보이며, 이들을 활용하여 네트워크 분석과 빈도 분석을 하였다. 국내 HCI 분야에서는 정보통신, 컴퓨터공학, 기술산업 등이 활발한 교류를 보이고 있었으며, 문헌정보학은 연구 협력에 있어서 비교적 소극적이었다. 문헌정보학 연구의 HCI 분야 내 역할을 살펴본 결과, 타 분야와 협력이 필요한 전문적인 주제에 대해서는 그 관심도가 높지 않음을 발견했다. 그러나 문헌정보학 분야 학술지에 타 학문분야 연구자들이 HCI 관련 논문을 다수 게재했다는 점과 기술산업 분야와도 어느 정도 연결성을 가지고 있다는 점에서, 향후 문헌정보학 분야가 기술산업 등 타 분야와의 협력을 통한 공동연구를 적극적으로 수행한다면 학계 간의 연구주제 확장 및 발전에 기여할 수 있음을 발견하였다.

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The purpose of this study was to analyze how the Library and Information Science (LIS) related research efforts in Korea contributed to the progress of the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) discipline to identify the potential collaboration research partners and topics. The following data was used for the network and frequency analysis: titles, keywords and affiliation information extracted from the Korean journals serving the LIS fields as well as the conference proceedings of the Korean HCI society. Information communication technology, computer engineering, and technology industry had been active in research collaborations but LIS field was comparatively not active. This study was able to determine that LIS researchers carried out important research but they had not much interests in the topics that required interdisciplinary collaboration. However, there were a number of papers, which were not authored by LIS discipline researchers, in the LIS related journals. In addition, there are a few ongoing interdisciplinary research projects which included LIS researchers. This reveals that it is possible for the LIS field could play an important role in the future if the researchers actively participate the collaborative projects.

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기술의 발전과 더불어 스마트폰의 보급률 및 이용률이 높아지면서 현대인의 생활 방식에도 변화를 가져왔다. 그러나 이용성을 고려하지 않고 끊임없이 생겨나는 어플리케이션으로 인해 이용자들은 여전히 어플리케이션 이용에 불편함을 겪고 있다. 이용성 평가는 다양한 요인과 방법을 통해 이루어지며, 초기의 물리적 편의에서 이용자 중심의 이용에의 만족도 평가로 점차 변화하고 있다. 그 중 불특정다수가 제약 없이 널리 이용 가능한 교통정보 어플리케이션은 이용자 측면에서의 연구가 중요함에도 불구하고 어플리케이션의 기술적 측면 또는 디자인적 측면에 치중되어 전반적인 이용자 중심의 이용성 평가에 한계가 있어 왔다. 본 연구에서는 서울 대중교통을 중심으로 하여 실제로 이용되고 있는 모바일 대중교통 어플리케이션을 대상으로 실제 이용자들을 통해 이용성을 평가하고자 하였다. 과제 수행, 심층 면담, 설문 조사를 통해 데이터를 수집하고 분석한 결과, 이용자들은 어플리케이션이 다량의 정보를 제공한다 할지라도 본인의 이용 목적에 부합하지 않는 정보에는 큰 매력을 느끼지 못하였고, 오히려 방해 요인으로 여긴다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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As technology progresses, the supply and use of smartphones has become increasingly popular and has significantly transformed modern life. However, users still feel uncomfortable running some mobile apps, as many are created without a thoughtful consideration of usability. Usability evaluations involve several methodologies to identify specific problems in light of various principles. Although usability testing was initially centered on physical services, it has gradually evolved to consider user satisfaction as its main concern. Public transportation applications should be accessible to everyone, and studies should focus on the user’s perspective. However, previous user surveys have concentrated on applications’ technical aspects or visual design. As a result, there has been a lack of general usability evaluations. This study aimed to evaluate the usability of mobile transportation applications in real life, with a focus on public transportation in Seoul. All the participants were asked to complete a task, an in-depth interview, and a questionnaire survey. In summary, the results suggest that users do not find inappropriate information attractive when it does not satisfy their purpose of use, but rather tend to consider it as interference.