The Analysis of the Information Users' Needs and Information Seeking Behavior in He Field of Science and Technology
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Seung-Hee Han; Soohyung Joo; Jee-Yeon Lee
- Source
- Journal of the Korean Society for information Management. 25:127-141
- Subject
- World Wide Web
Management information systems
Knowledge management
Computer science
business.industry
Information seeking behavior
Information Processes and Technology
Information system
Information technology architecture
Information needs
business
Human-centered computing
Information science
- Language
- ISSN
- 1013-0799
In this study. we investigated the information users' needs and information seeking behavior in the field of science and technology. We found that the science and technology researchers most frequently needed information while conducting the research & development related tasks and drafting research papers. The researchers attributed the main sources of research ideas to be the communication among colleagues and the literature review. The researchers's most preferred information sources were digital libraries, web search engines, and academic information portal. In conclusion, the science and technology researchers regarded the online use of electronic materials as the primary source of information. We hope that this investigation reported herein to be the foundation for developing user-centered information services for the science and technology discipline.