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@article{ART001096060},
author={Kim Sung-Jin},
title={Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web},
journal={Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management},
issn={1013-0799},
year={2006},
volume={23},
number={3},
pages={127-146},
doi={10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127}

TY - JOUR
AU - Kim Sung-Jin
TI - Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web
JO - Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management
PY - 2006
VL - 23
IS - 3
PB - 한국정보관리학회
SP - 127
EP - 146
SN - 1013-0799
AB - This study aims to analyze substantive theories in user studies on Web-based information seeking in order to explore the implications of building a unified theory in this field. Substantive theory is defined as research which generalized user behaviors during information seeking on the Web or suggested significant relationships between variables in Web-based information seeking context. The sample of research articles were published in four core journals from 1995 to 2005. Among 42 articles of user-based information seeking on the Web, ten articles were contributed to the development of substantive theories. Findings show that substantive theories used thirteen dependent and ten independent variables and 22 relationships were considered as significant. They have a tendency to focus on individual differences of users and on some specific narrow aspects(i.e. searching or searching time) of user behaviors. Findings suggested a range of implications for a unified theory construction.
KW - information seeking;information seeking behavior;World Wide Web;WWW;Internet;user studies;substantive theory;theory building
DO - 10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127
ER -

Kim Sung-Jin. (2006). Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 23(3), 127-146.

Kim Sung-Jin. 2006, "Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web", Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, vol.23, no.3 pp.127-146. Available from: doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127

Kim Sung-Jin "Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web" Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management 23.3 pp.127-146 (2006) : 127.

Kim Sung-Jin. Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web. 2006; 23(3), 127-146. Available from: doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127

Kim Sung-Jin. "Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web" Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management 23, no.3 (2006) : 127-146.doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127

Kim Sung-Jin. Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management, 23(3), 127-146. doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127

Kim Sung-Jin. Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web. Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management. 2006; 23(3) 127-146. doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127

Kim Sung-Jin. Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web. 2006; 23(3), 127-146. Available from: doi:10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127

Kim Sung-Jin. "Analyzing Substantive Theories in User Studies of Information Seeking on the Web" Journal of the Korean Society for Information Management 23, no.3 (2006) : 127-146.doi: 10.3743/KOSIM.2006.23.3.127