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A Study on the Searching Behavior of Web-based OPAC Users

  • Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
  • Abbr : JKOSIM
  • 2003, 20(3), pp.81~110
  • DOI : 10.3743/KOSIM.2003.20.3.081
  • Publisher : 한국정보관리학회
  • Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Library and Information Science
  • Received : August 18, 2003
  • Accepted : September 1, 2003
  • Published : September 30, 2003

SakongBokhee 1

1전남대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

The primary questions addressed by this research are the followings : Has the interface of a Web-based OPAC been improved more user-friendly; How about its searching abilities; What difficulties have Web-based OPAC searchers experienced in using a Web OPAC; How do they perceive the system after use of it. Finding the answers of those questions the problems of a Web OPAC as a searching tool have been grasped and recommendations have been suggested in order to improve the system. An experiment was conducted and 30 university students performed 8 searching tasks. The searching behavior of Web OPAC searchers has been analyzed thoroughly. The data of their perceptions about the system was collected through a questionnaire after completing the tasks.

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