@article{ART003387488},
author={Gyeungsoo Kim and 조민한 and Jangyong Bae and Kim Seonghun},
title={An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings},
journal={Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society},
issn={2466-2542},
year={2026},
volume={57},
number={3},
pages={341-365},
doi={10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341}
TY - JOUR
AU - Gyeungsoo Kim
AU - 조민한
AU - Jangyong Bae
AU - Kim Seonghun
TI - An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings
JO - Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
PY - 2026
VL - 57
IS - 3
PB - Korean Library And Information Science Society
SP - 341
EP - 365
SN - 2466-2542
AB - This study categorised the information-searching difficulties experienced by library users, as identified in previous empirical research, and categorised the functions provided by AI search services implemented in libraries both domestically and internationally from the users’ perspective; it then examined the correspondence between these two categorisation systems and the level of empirical evidence supporting them. By combining a comprehensive literature review with a product environment scan, we identified nine types of difficulties encountered during the search process and five types of AI search functions based on task support criteria. We then assessed the level of correspondence by coding the supply of solutions for each functional type and the evidence—covering domain, user evaluation and outcome—using a scoring system. The analysis revealed that the combination for which the most substantial evidence of supply and validation had been accumulated was the function of searching for materials on similar topics and summarising search results. In contrast, functions addressing search failures caused by memory errors or mislabelling of materials emerged as the largest gap; despite academic research findings, neither validation within a library context nor commercial supply was confirmed within the scope of the study. Based on this, future tasks were proposed, including domestic empirical studies based on failed queries and the consideration of introducing these functions on a modular basis.
KW - Artificial Intelligence;AI Search Service in Libraries;Information Search Difficulties;Known-Item Search;Functional Typology
DO - 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
ER -
Gyeungsoo Kim, 조민한, Jangyong Bae and Kim Seonghun. (2026). An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 57(3), 341-365.
Gyeungsoo Kim, 조민한, Jangyong Bae and Kim Seonghun. 2026, "An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings", Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, vol.57, no.3 pp.341-365. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
Gyeungsoo Kim, 조민한, Jangyong Bae, Kim Seonghun "An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57.3 pp.341-365 (2026) : 341.
Gyeungsoo Kim, 조민한, Jangyong Bae, Kim Seonghun. An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings. 2026; 57(3), 341-365. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
Gyeungsoo Kim, 조민한, Jangyong Bae and Kim Seonghun. "An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57, no.3 (2026) : 341-365.doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
Gyeungsoo Kim; 조민한; Jangyong Bae; Kim Seonghun. An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society, 57(3), 341-365. doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
Gyeungsoo Kim; 조민한; Jangyong Bae; Kim Seonghun. An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings. Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society. 2026; 57(3) 341-365. doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
Gyeungsoo Kim, 조민한, Jangyong Bae, Kim Seonghun. An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings. 2026; 57(3), 341-365. Available from: doi:10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
Gyeungsoo Kim, 조민한, Jangyong Bae and Kim Seonghun. "An Integrated Examination of Types of AI Search Functions in Libraries: With a Focus on Comparison with Types of Information Queries in Library Settings" Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society 57, no.3 (2026) : 341-365.doi: 10.16981/kliss.57.3.202609.341
