Library and Information Science

Library and Information Science ISSN: 2435-8495
三田図書館・情報学会 Mita Society for Library and Information Science
〒108‒8345 東京都港区三田2‒15‒45 慶應義塾大学文学部図書館・情報学専攻内 c/o Keio University, 2-15-45 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-8345, Japan
https://mslis.jp/ E-mail:mita-slis@ml.keio.jp
Library and Information Science 55: 1-23 (2006)
doi:10.46895/lis.55.1

原著論文Original Article

エンドユーザーのWeb探索行動短期大学生の実験調査にもとづく情報評価モデルの構築Web searching behavior: Constructing a process model of information evaluation based on a survey of college students

1名古屋柳城短期大学図書館Nagoya Ryujo College Library ◇ 〒466-0034 愛知県名古屋市昭和区明月町2番54号 ◇ Meigetsu 2-54, Showa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 466-0034, Japan

2名古屋大学附属図書館研究開発室Nagoya University Library Studies ◇ 〒464-8601 愛知県名古屋市千種区不老町 ◇ Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya-shi, Aichi 464-8601, Japan

受付日:2005年7月20日Received: July 20, 2005
受理日:2006年1月30日Accepted: January 30, 2006
発行日:2006年7月31日Published: July 31, 2006
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The World Wide Web has had an unprecedented impact on the creation and utilization of information. As the amount of information available on the Web has continued to increase, it has become more difficult to decide whether certain information is reliable or not.

This paper analyzes the information seeking behavior of Web users and examines their information evaluation processes. It is based on experimental research on students from a two-year college program. The results of the study are intended to be used by libraries to enhance user education.

The paper reviews previous studies, examining studies on Web searching tendencies and the evaluation of Web resources in accordance with their methodologies. We discuss the simplicity of Web searching patterns and examine the factors that influence information evaluation. We point out the limitations of the research methods that have been used in the past, and describe the reasons for adopting the protocol analysis method in this investigation.

We used an observational method and protocol analysis to investigate the students’ behavior as they used search engines and the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalogue) to find information. We divided the students into two groups: students who have used the Web for more than five years and students who have used the Web for less than two years. In order to provide a basis for comparison, we repeated this research on university students.

We came to the following conclusions. Web searching is a repeated behavior involving the repetition of a simple, regular pattern. The students were able to filter out unnecessary information quickly as they evaluated search results. Experience affected information seeking performance and evaluation, and a more pronounced effect was noted with students who had a longer history of experience with the Web. Students had a tendency to evaluate Web resources based on visual factors and personal experiences, but they lacked skills in determining the quality of the content. We found the same tendencies in university students. Finally, we integrated these findings to construct a process model of information evaluation for Web searching.

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