• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.137-161
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to propose new menu structure and terms to be used by Website design for utilization of academic library Website. The menu structure was analyzed, based on seven menu patterns of Website which is widely used, and terms were analyzed by the frequency appearing at the Website. According to the analyzed result, the menu structure used to more than two menu patterns and the terms appear variety. The profitable menu pattern appears 〈table〉 and 〈frame + table〉 menu structures and the terms needs to systematic re-classification and controlled presentation. It is expected that this study can help a designer to the development and implementation of efficient Website. It helps not only to solve the problem of menu structure and term selection for librarian, but get rid of confusion of library services for users.

• Journal of the Korean BIBLIA Society for library and Information Science
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.147-164
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• 2008

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the community information menus on the websites of Korean American Churches function well as community information sources to Korean American church members. Community information menus from 12 korean American church websites were compared in terms of information structure and labeling systems. Problems were shown and new informational structures and category labels to fully support the functions of Korean American church websites have been proposed. The proposed model was divided into three main aspects, the first sub menu category, the second sub menu category, and the third sub menu category.

• Journal of Korean Library and Information Science Society
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• v.37 no.4
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• pp.463-482
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• 2006

In this study we analyzed contents in terms of contents, menu, and labeling system to support the functions of children's library websites as an access tool to its contents. As a result, the main menu structure consisted of 15 categories that are commonly provided by 31 existing children's websites. Second, first-level categories consisted of total 57 categories under 15 main menu categories. The results showed that the contents in children's website design should consider the goals and function of children's library. Also the study implied that the contents provided by the site should use consistent and standardized menu structure and labels.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Information Technology Applications Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.25-26
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• 2004

• Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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• v.7 no.2
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• pp.163-173
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• 2003

In this study, the six types of menu were suggested according to analysis of elementary school website about informational structure, depth and width of the menu, method of arrangement, suggesting form of the menu, ease the menu usage. And we design and develop the menu, and test, adapting the six types of menu on the same control condition, for the purpose of test about affective response and effectiveness, efficiency in user's utilizing these menus. As a result, the menu type of upper part drop-down type and left part suggesting after upper part suggesting type were testified as a menu type of high approach and recognition in the elementary schools web site.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society of Design Studies Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.26-27
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• 2000

우리들은 흔히 레이아웃에서의 그래픽적인 아름다움이나 플래시 무비, 쇽웨이브 무비 등과 같이 동영상적 재미요소가 적절히 적용된 웹사이트를 잘 만들어진 웹사이트라 여기고, 이와 같은 기준을 웹사이트를 평가하는 중요한 기준으로 여기고 있다. 물론, 위와 같은 기준이 웹사이트를 평가하는 중요한 요소임에는 틀림없지만, 여기서 우리는 또 다른 기준의 하나인 "메뉴 네비게이션(Menu Navigation)"이라는 아주 중요한 요소에 대하여 대뤄보고자 한다.(중략)

• Journal of Information Management
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.1-23
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• 2011

In this study, we analyzed the academic library websites in terms of information structure, navigation, and labeling system. The study showed that the information structure was linear. In analyzing 8 library sites, we found many common top-level categories but ultimately, the number of main menu ranged from 4 to 15 categories. Also, the results showed that the sites used a sub-domain such as mobile, or just m to keep it short. It seemed to keep the mobile site part of the library site without creating confusion. Finally, Labeling in some mobile sites was not clear and consistent.

• Archives of design research
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.241-250
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• 2003

With the increasing number and variety of internet users as well as the development of internet technology, web contents have been taking a more comprehensive, integrated, and practical form. This change has brought to our attention the importance of the information architecture and menu design, both of which are required for the users to navigate vast amount of data promptly, correctly and easily for effective communication in the web sites. In this study, web sites were categorized by the service levels provided to the users, and sampling was performed accordingly. Then, information architecture, the layout and the presentation of the menu design were analyzed. The result of the analysis show that there are distinguishable characteristics in how the menus were expressed and designed, and that these characteristics reflect the users' characteristics in the web interface menu design. With the result of this study, we present a guideline for information architecture and web interface menu design, which reflects user characteristics thereby strengthening usability. Using this guideline, we expect the development of web interface design which should support more efficient communication on the web.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.23 no.2
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• pp.39-59
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• 2006

In this study we proposed a new informational structure and category labels to fully support the functions of school websites as an access tool to its contents. The proposed model was divided into three main aspects. First, main menu structure was the primary guideline to access information embedded in a website. Therefore, The proposed main menu structure consisted of 9 categories that are commonly provided by 17 existing school websites. Second, first-level categories consisted of total 35 categories under 9 main menu categories. Each category was placed under certain categories in main menu based on the relationships with the meaning of the upper level categories. Third, the proposed model adopted general and comprehensive terms as category labels. The terms used as category labels were based on the analysis of existing category labels, and the most frequently used terms were selected from the current school websites.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.137-155
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• 2000

The purpose of ihis study 1s lo prov~de gu~delme or webslle deslgn for utilization of academic library websile. The evaluauon criteria of wcb resource and the design c~ileria of library websile are reviewed, and analysis criteria for tllis study x e selected 23 wcbsilcs of academic library are selected and analyzed for h e view 01 authorily, rnformat~on content, fui~diou, and design There arc several problems in menu systcm, casiness of access, and design. The result 01 ihis study suggesls the guideline ior design of academic librlvy wcbsile.