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http://dx.doi.org/10.3743/KOSIM.2012.29.1.191

A Study on Information Searching Behavior of Smart Phone Users  

Oh, Se-Na (연세대학교 문헌정보학과)
Lee, Jee-Yeon (연세대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society for information Management / v.29, no.1, 2012 , pp. 191-209 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to understand the information search behavior of smart phone users. The focus is on the subjects of sought information and the factors considered by the users during information seeking process. To gather the research data, a questionnaire survey was conducted. Some of the findings include that simple facts and the real-time updated topics were searched more often than the ones requiring complicated queries. It was also found that most of the important factors found to be relevant on the Web, and mobile information use environments were equally applicable to the smart phone information seeking cases.
Keywords
information searching behavior; smart phone; user study; smart phone use;
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