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A Study on the Citation Behavior by Academic Background of Researchers

전문연구자의 학문배경에 따른 인용행태에 관한 연구

  • Oh, Yu-Jin (Chonbuk National University. Department of Library & Information Science) ;
  • Oh, Hyo-Jung (Chonbuk National University. Graduate School of Archives and Records Management) ;
  • Kim, Chong-Hyuck (Chonbuk National University. Department of English Literature) ;
  • Kim, Yong (Chonbuk National University. Department of Library & Information Science)
  • Received : 2016.03.02
  • Accepted : 2016.03.17
  • Published : 2016.03.30
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Abstract

Although it has been a long subject of study why researchers prefer some cited documents to others, the existing relative researches have had a variety of perspectives on the nature and complexity of the citation behavior and not provided a complete answer to this question. In particular, Korea researchers mainly used statistical analysis of bibliographic information, which has limitations in revealing dynamic and complex cognitive aspects of the citation process. In this study, I investigate the citer perception of citing motives and bibliographic factors through survey and compared the responses according to the researchers' characteristics. After extracting the 22 motivations and 21 factors through the literature analysis and configuring a 5-point Likert scale questions, I conducted a survey in the wat of an e-mail attachment. From the SPSS 22.0, the frequency analysis, t-test, and one-way ANOVA were performed on the 354 valid samples. As a result, it is found that supporting is considered the most important citing motive and social connection, self-citation have little influence. In the case of bibliographic factors, the journal's reputation was recognized the most influential factor and the number of pages and authors was the least. Significant differences in fields of study and research careers were showed in some parts. These results can substantiate earlier studies, determine whether the factors assumed influential in selecting references were intended, and suggest the search point to the specialty library or academic database.

연구주제와 관련된 다양한 자료들 중에서 특정 문헌이 참고문헌으로 선택되어 이용되는 인용과정은 오랫동안 많은 과학자들의 다양한 관점에 따라 연구되어 왔지만 아직까지 인용행태의 본질과 복잡성은 명확히 밝혀지지 않았다. 특히 한국의 경우 인용행태 연구에 있어 서지학적 요인에 대한 통계적 분석 연구방법이 주로 이용되었는데, 이 방법은 인용의 역동적이며 복잡한 인지적 측면을 밝히는데 한계가 있었다. 이에 본 연구는 설문조사를 통해 인용동기와 서지학적 요인에 대한 인용자들의 인식을 직접 알아보고, 응답결과를 인용자 특성에 따라 비교해 보았다. 문헌분석을 통해 22가지 인용동기와 21가지 서지요인을 추출하여 5점 Likert 척도문항을 구성한 뒤, 설문지를 이메일에 첨부하여 배포, 총 354부의 유효표본을 확보하였다. SPSS 22.0을 이용하여 빈도분석, 독립표본 t검정, 일원분산분석을 실시한 결과, 가장 중요하게 고려되는 인용동기는 '주장에 대한 증거제공'이었으며 '사회적 친분관계', '자기인용' 등은 영향력이 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다. 서지요인의 경우, 학술지의 명성이 인용선택에 가장 영향력이 크다고 인지되었으며 페이지수, 저자수, 저자성별의 영향력은 거의 없었다. 또한 전공분야, 연구활동경력에 따라 이러한 인식에 유의한 차이가 나타났다. 연구결과를 통해 선행연구를 실증하고, 인용빈도에 영향력이 크다고 가정되어온 요인들이 의도된 것인지를 확인할 수 있었으며, 전문도서관이나 학술데이터베이스의 검색지점 설정에 제언할 수 있었다.

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