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The Influences of Cognitive Authority of Online Information Sources on Information Quality Evaluation

온라인 정보원의 인지적 권위에 대한 인식이 정보의 품질 평가에 미치는 영향

  • 이창호 (성균관대학교 문헌정보학과) ;
  • 이용정 (성균관대학교 문헌정보학과)
  • Received : 2019.11.20
  • Accepted : 2019.12.09
  • Published : 2019.12.30
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Abstract

Due to the fact that cognitive authority influences an individual's thoughts so that a given information is perceived as appropriate, people evaluate information based on their cognitive authority. The purpose of the present study is to examine the perception of the cognitive authority of online information sources used by college students to carry out their academic tasks, and to determine whether such perceptions affect the quality assessment of information sources, such as webpages, e-journals, and Wikipedia,. Specifically, we measured how cognitive authority, which were formed by the author, the surface, and the content of an information source influenced its accuracy, usefulness, completeness, and expertise. For this purpose, online surveys were conducted with college students, and 172 valid responses were obtained. Findings indicated that all the characteristics that formed the cognitive authority of an information source had significant impacts on its accuracy, usefulness, completeness, and expertise. The study suggests academic implications that confirm the associations between cognitive authority and credibility of information in the context of online information sources. Furthermore, the study provides practical implications that system developers or operators of information sources need to consider diverse factors that affect their cognitive authority to promote users' trust on the information that they deliver.

인지적 권위는 주어진 정보가 적절하다고 인식하도록 개인의 생각에 영향을 미치기 때문에, 사람들은 자신의 인지적 권위를 기반으로 정보를 평가한다. 본 연구에서는 대학생들이 학업 과제를 수행하기 위해 이용하는 온라인 정보원의 인지적 권위에 대한 인식을 알아보고, 그러한 인식이 웹 페이지, 전자저널, 위키피디아와 같은 정보원의 품질 평가에 영향을 미치는지 알아보고자 한다. 구체적으로, 각 정보원의 저자의 특성, 표면적 특성, 그리고 내용의 특성으로 인한 인지적 권위가 정보의 정확성, 유용성, 완전성, 그리고 전문성을 평가하는 데 미치는 영향을 측정하였다. 이를 위해 대학생들을 대상으로 온라인 설문조사를 실시하였으며, 172개의 유효한 응답을 얻었다. 연구 결과, 정보원의 인지적 권위를 구성하는 모든 특성들이 정보의 정확성, 유용성, 완전성, 그리고 전문성 평가에 유의한 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구는 인지적 권위와 정보의 신뢰성의 관계를 온라인 정보원의 맥락에서 확인한 점에서 학문적 의의가 있으며, 정보원에서 제공하는 정보의 품질에 대한 이용자의 신뢰를 얻기 위해서는 시스템 개발자나 정보원 운영자들이 인지적 권위를 형성하는 다양한 요인들을 고려해야 한다는 실질적 함의를 제시한다.

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