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Abstract

In recent years, the changes in information technology have been so dramatic and the rate of changes has increased so much that information science research rigorously evolves with the passage of time and proliferates in diverging research directions dynamically. The aims of this study are to provide a global overview of research trends in information science and to trace its changes in the main topics over time. The study examined the topics of research articles published in JASIST between 1985 and 2009 and identified its changes during five 5 year periods. The study found that the most productive area has consistently been ‘Information Retrieval’, followed by ‘Informetrics’, ‘Information Use and Users’, ‘Network and Technology’, and ‘Publishing and Services’. Information retrieval is a predominant core area in Information Science covering computer-based handling of multimedia information, employment of new semantic methods from other disciplines, and mass information handling on virtual environments. Currently Informetric studies shift from finding existing phenomena to seeking valuable descriptive results and researchers of information use have concentrated especially on information-seeking aspects, so adding greater sophistication to the relatively simple approach taken in information retrieval.

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오픈액세스 학술지는 무료로 원문에 접근할 수 있다는 특성을 부각시키면서 학술 연구자들이 학술정보를 찾는 주요 정보서비스로 자리를 잡아가고 있다. 그러나 최근 들어 정보환경이 변화하면서 오픈액세스 학술지 서비스의 실효성을 확보하기 위해서 서비스의 개선과 확장에 대한 필요성이 대두되고 있다. 이 연구에서는 이와 같은 환경적 변화를 반영하여 차세대 오픈액세스 학술지 서비스에 대한 방안을 기존 학술정보서비스의 서비스 요소를 분석하여 도출하고자 하였다. 분석결과 기존 학술정보서비스에서는 이용자의 참여를 유도하는 서비스가 부족한 것으로 나타났고 개방성 역시 미흡한 것으로 나타났다. 오픈액세스 차세대 모형을 위해 제시된 요소는 총 4개 영역으로 학술논문 구성 요소별 제공 및 멀티미디어 제공, 부가 정보 검색, 개방형 학술정보 공유 서비스, 모바일 서비스 등이다.

Abstract

Open access journal has been one of the major academic information sources for researchers characterizing itself as free resource. Recently, as competition among academic information service provides becomes intense, open access journal also needs to enhance its service and expand information service function. This study aims to propose service features for next generation service of open access journals by analyzing service features of leading journal database services. As a result, four service features are suggested such as journal article components and multimedia features, expanded searching features, social service features and mobile information service.