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Research on the Usage of Electronic Information Resources of the Humanities Scholars in Korea

인문학자의 전자정보원 이용행태에 관한 연구

  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of the electronic information resources of humanities scholars in Korea and propose the planning of academic library and information services to serve their needs. To collect data, a postal survey was conducted during the period of November 2007 through January 2008. Out of 799 humanities scholars sampled from 25 universities, 132 responded with a completion rate of 16%. The major findings of this study are as follows: Firstly, the majority of humanities scholars distribute their time equally between research and education, and conduct independent research. Secondly, they use, to a certain degree, electronic information resources largely in text format, and depend upon the electronic collection of their academic libraries. Thirdly, with the exception of a couple of sources of electronic journal resources, the electronic resources that these humanities scholars regularly use vary so widely that none could be considered to be a common resource. Fourthly, they value the convenience of accessing and using electronic resources, but worry about the quality and scope of the contents. It is suggested that academic libraries (1) become the gateway for the electronic information that is available both inside and outside the library, (2) provide integrated search feature for and a 'single sign on' access to electronic resources, and (3) plan customized user education for specific subject fields in the humanities.

이 연구의 목적은 우리나라 인문학자들의 전자정보원 이용행태를 포괄적으로 분석하고, 이를 근거로 대학도서관들이 서비스를 제공할 수 있는 방안을 제안하는 것이다. 이 연구를 위해 스물다섯 개 대학 소속 인문학 분야 교수 중 799명을 표본으로 확정한 후, 2007년 11월부터 2008년 1월 사이 우편 서베이를 실시하여, 모두 132개의 분석 가능한 설문을 수집하였다. 응답자들은 대체로 연구와 교육에 균등한 시간을 배분하며, 주로 단독연구를 수행하는 독자적 연구자들이다. 이들은 지난 일 년 간 수행한 연구를 위해 어느 정도 전자자원을 이용하였고, 대학도서관 전자 컬렉션을 정보원으로 사용하였으며, 대부분 텍스트형태의 전자자원에 의존하였다. 이들이 정기적으로 이용하는 전자정보원은 학술논문 입수 정보원을 제외하고는 개별 연구자마다 상이하여 분산되어 있었다. 인문학자들은 전자정보원의 접근과 이용편이성 등을 높이 평가하였으나, 내용의 제한 및 품질 등 문제점을 지적하였으며, 대체로 자신의 전자정보원 이용 및 검색 능력 등을 긍정적으로 평가하고 있었다. 여기에서는 대학도서관은 인문학자들을 위해 (1) 대학도서관 웹사이트의 주요한 내 외부 전자자원의 관문 역할 수행, (2) 진정한 전자자원의 관문으로서 단일경로 접근 및 통합검색 방법 제공, 및 (3) 도서관 내외부 전자자원 활용을 위한 "맞춤형" 이용교육 강화가 필요함을 제안하였다.

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