초록

본 연구는 대학도서관의 서비스 개발을 위해 대학을 둘러싼 환경에 대한 인식에 기반하여 이용자가 가진 정보요구와 정보행위를 탐색하였다. 질적 데이터의 내용분석 결과, 심층면담 참여자들은 사회, 교육, 연구 환경의 변화를 경험하면서, ‘적합성, 최신성, 고유성, 신뢰성, 현장성, 편의성’의 6가지 특성을 띠는 심층적 정보요구를 갖고 있었다. 참여자들은 정보요구를 해결하기 위해 정보매체와 인적자원, 그리고 장소매체를 활용하고 있었다. 이러한 정보행위를 수행하는 가운데, 참여자들의 신분이나 주제분야, 소속대학을 뛰어넘어 공통적으로 겪고 있는 정보문제로서 ‘개개인의 미디어․정보활용역량 차이, 대학간 자원인프라 격차, 저작권과 소통채널의 문제’ 등을 발견하였다. 이에 본 연구는 대학도서관 서비스 방향성으로 ‘개인화된 미디어․정보리터러시 서비스, 정보요구 특성에 부합하는 장소매체로서의 도서관, 인적교류장소로서 자원인프라플랫폼, 접근성 높은 정보매체 활용지원 서비스’를 제시하였다.

Abstract

This study explored the user’s information needs and information behavior for the development of academic library services. The content analysis of qualitative data showed that the in-depth interview participants have six types of information needs such as ‘suitability, up-to-dateness, uniqueness, reliability, practicality, and convenience’ while going through societal, educational, and research-related changes. Interview participants solved their information needs by acquiring the resources necessary for each individual’s task through information behaviors using information media, human resources and the places. Each participant tried to solve his/her information problem through individual efforts based on their different media and information utilization capabilities. Based on the analysis, this study presented four directions in the development of academic library services. They are an personalized information literacy service, a space to meet the characteristics of information needs, an infrastructure platform for exchanging human resources, and an accessible support service for utilizing information media.

초록

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.

초록

본 연구는 공공도서관 교육문화프로그램 참여여부에 따라 이용자들의 도서관 이용, 즉 이용도, 관심도, 활용도에 차이가 존재하는지 살펴보고, 각각의 교육문화프로그램 유형에 참여하는 이용자들이 이용성에 대한 일정한 패턴을 보이는지를 알아보고자 했다. 프로그램 현황 및 설문 데이터를 통해 통계분석을 실시하였으며, 그 결과 교육문화프로그램 참여 여부와 참여하는 교육문화프로그램의 유형에 따라 도서관 이용방식, 자료대출횟수, 사이트 및 앱 접속횟수 등의 도서관 이용 패턴에 차이가 존재함을 알 수 있었다.

Abstract

This study examined whether there is any difference in the public library patrons’ library uses depending on their participation in the educational and cultural programs of such libraries. Additional analysis was conducted to determine if the particular educational and cultural program participants’ showed any consistent library use patterns. The statistical analysis of such program offerings and the patron survey data resulted in the findings such as that there were statistically significant differences in how the patrons’ used the libraries, the number of library resources borrowed, and the frequency of library websites and/or mobile applications used based on their participation in the educational and cultural programs and also the types of programs that they attended.