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@article{ART002378655},
author={Jeayeon Byun},
title={A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern},
journal={Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science},
issn={1225-598X},
year={2018},
volume={52},
number={3},
pages={289-334},
doi={10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289}

TY - JOUR
AU - Jeayeon Byun
TI - A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern
JO - Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science
PY - 2018
VL - 52
IS - 3
PB - 한국문헌정보학회
SP - 289
EP - 334
SN - 1225-598X
AB - Even though information in many languages other than English is quickly increasing, English is still playing the role of the lingua franca and being accounted for the largest proportion on the web. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate the key features and differences between “information searching behavior using mother tongue as a search language” and “information searching behavior using English as a search language” of users who are non-mother tongue speakers of English to acquire more diverse and abundant information. This study conducted the experiment on the web searching which is applied in concurrent think-aloud method to examine the information searching behavior and the cognitive process in Korean search and English search through the twenty-four undergraduate students at a private university in South Korea. Based on the qualitative data, this study applied the frequency analysis to web search pattern under search language. As a result, it is active, aggressive and independent information searching behavior in Korean search, while information searching behavior in English search is passive, submissive and dependent. In Korean search, the main features are the query formulation by extract and combine the terms from various sources such as users, tasks and system, the search range adjustment in diverse level, the smooth filtering of the item selection in search engine results pages, the exploration and comparison of many items and the browsing of the overall contents of web pages. Whereas, in English search, the main features are the query formulation by the terms principally extracted from task, the search range adjustment in limitative level, the item selection by rely on the relevance between the items such as categories or links, the repetitive exploring on same item, the browsing of partial contents of web pages and the frequent use of language support tools like dictionaries or translators.
KW - Search Language;Web Searching;Information Searching Behavior;Think-Aloud Method
DO - 10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289
ER -

Jeayeon Byun. (2018). A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 52(3), 289-334.

Jeayeon Byun. 2018, "A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern", Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, vol.52, no.3 pp.289-334. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289

Jeayeon Byun "A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 52.3 pp.289-334 (2018) : 289.

Jeayeon Byun. A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern. 2018; 52(3), 289-334. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289

Jeayeon Byun. "A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 52, no.3 (2018) : 289-334.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289

Jeayeon Byun. A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science, 52(3), 289-334. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289

Jeayeon Byun. A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern. Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science. 2018; 52(3) 289-334. doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289

Jeayeon Byun. A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern. 2018; 52(3), 289-334. Available from: doi:10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289

Jeayeon Byun. "A Study on the Effects of Search Language on Web Searching Behavior: Focused on the Differences of Web Searching Pattern" Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science 52, no.3 (2018) : 289-334.doi: 10.4275/KSLIS.2018.52.3.289