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Journal Of Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science

  • P-ISSN1229-2435
  • E-ISSN2799-4767
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Vol.33 No.1

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An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea

Journal Of Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science / Journal Of Korean Biblia Society for Library and Information Science, (P)1229-2435; (E)2799-4767
2022, v.33 no.1, pp.259-277
https://doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259
Jungwon Yoon
Yoon , J. (2022). An Exploratory Study of Information Search Behaviors of International Students in Korea. , 33(1), 259-277, https://doi.org/10.14699/kbiblia.2022.33.1.259

Abstract

This study aims to understand international students’ web search behaviors. During the experiment, fifteen international students were asked to conduct three search tasks which includes six search questions. Depending on the characteristics of search task, there were differences in search performance and search behavior. It was commonly found that participants with higher Korean fluency showed higher search performance; however, prior knowledge about the search topic did not always affect the search performance. In the search tasks that required navigation through menus and links within one web domain, participants often overlooked the correct answers, even if they were at the webpages containing the correct answer. Also, some participants did not realized that they found wrong answers. For enhancing information seeking behaviors among foreigners in Korea, the followings were suggested: 1) to design websites which are easy for non-native speakers to navigate, and 2) to use social media as a means of interactive communication.

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외국인 유학생, 정보검색행위, 웹검색, 비모어 검색, 검색성과, International Students, Information Search Behavior, Web Search, Retrieval in Non-native Language, Search Performance
Received
2022-02-22
Revised
2022-02-24
Accepted
2022-03-12
Published
2022-03-30

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