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@article{ART002823344},
author={Yoon Jung Won},
title={An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea},
journal={Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1229-2435},
year={2022},
volume={33},
number={1},
pages={259-277},
doi={10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259}

TY - JOUR
AU - Yoon Jung Won
TI - An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea
JO - Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2022
VL - 33
IS - 1
PB - Journal Of The Korean Biblia Society For Library And Information Science
SP - 259
EP - 277
SN - 1229-2435
AB - This study aims to understand international students’ web search behaviors. During the experiment, fifteen international students were asked to conduct three search tasks which includes six search questions. Depending on the characteristics of search task, there were differences in search performance and search behavior. It was commonly found that participants with higher Korean fluency showed higher search performance; however, prior knowledge about the search topic did not always affect the search performance. In the search tasks that required navigation through menus and links within one web domain, participants often overlooked the correct answers, even if they were at the webpages containing the correct answer. Also, some participants did not realized that they found wrong answers. For enhancing information seeking behaviors among foreigners in Korea, the followings were suggested: 1) to design websites which are easy for non-native speakers to navigate, and 2) to use social media as a means of interactive communication.
KW - International Students;Information Search Behavior;Web Search;Retrieval in Non-native Language;Search Performance
DO - 10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259
ER -

Yoon Jung Won. (2022). An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 33(1), 259-277.

Yoon Jung Won. 2022, "An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea", Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, vol.33, no.1 pp.259-277. Available from: doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259

Yoon Jung Won "An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 33.1 pp.259-277 (2022) : 259.

Yoon Jung Won. An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea. 2022; 33(1), 259-277. Available from: doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259

Yoon Jung Won. "An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 33, no.1 (2022) : 259-277.doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259

Yoon Jung Won. An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, 33(1), 259-277. doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259

Yoon Jung Won. An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea. Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science. 2022; 33(1) 259-277. doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259

Yoon Jung Won. An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea. 2022; 33(1), 259-277. Available from: doi:10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259

Yoon Jung Won. "An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea" Journal of the Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science 33, no.1 (2022) : 259-277.doi: 10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259