A Study on Information Need and Seeking Behavior of Taiwan Histor ical Archives User s (Scholar s)
Date Issued
1999-07-31
Date
1999-07-31
Author(s)
DOI
882413H002025
Abstract
This research explores the information
seeking and use behavior of scholar using a
qualitative approach. The study intends to
understand and describe the contexts and
situations in which Ping-pu scholars and
researchers interact with their information
world. The ultimate goal is to help design a
useful digital libraries/museums to support
Taiwanese native research.
This paper reports the empirical study of
scholarly communication among users of the
Taiwan Historical Archives and how they find
and use information. Several design principles
are suggested based on the findings of such
user study. In this research, we conducted
exploratory empirical case studies from 10
Ping-pu scholars, using non-participant
observation and deep interviews to collect the
data. We also collected and analyzed the
subjects’ publications to assist in probing the
questions during the interview. Qualitative
analyses were conducted to analyze and
synthesize the data based on grounded theory.
Subjects
Historians
Scholars
Information needs
Information Seeking
Information Uses
Taiwanese Research
Qualitative Research
Publisher
臺北市：國立臺灣大學圖書資訊學系暨研究所
Type
report
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