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http://dx.doi.org/10.4275/KSLIS.2022.56.1.027

Information Seeking Behaviors throughout the Settlement Stages among International Students in Korea  

Yoon, JungWon (전북대학교 문헌정보학과)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Library and Information Science / v.56, no.1, 2022 , pp. 27-45 More about this Journal
Abstract
Despite the increase in the number of international students residing in Korea, there is lack of research on their Everyday Information Seeking behaviors. This study investigated the information needs and information seeking behaviors of international students in Korea according to the settlement stages (before entry, initial settlement, and present) through Critical Incident Technology (CIT). International students in Korea reported their daily life-related information needs more frequently than their academic-related information needs. International students used multiple information sources for seeking information, such as websites, social media, and friends. Compared to websites, international students demonstrated higher satisfaction with interactive sources such as social media and friends. It was found that the language barrier is the biggest difficulty that international students experience during the information seeking process. Unfamiliarity with Korean society and culture were addressed as another difficulty. Based on the understanding of international students' information needs and seeking behaviors throughout the settlement stages, recommendations for helping international students search for information in their daily life were discussed.
Keywords
International students; Information behaviors; Everyday Life Information Seeking;
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