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Longitudinal Analysis of Information Science Research in JASIST 1985-2009

정보학연구의 25년간 동향 분석 : JASIST 논문을 중심으로

  • Received : 2010.05.27
  • Accepted : 2010.06.20
  • Published : 2010.06.30
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Abstract

In recent years, the changes in information technology have been so dramatic and the rate of changes has increased so much that information science research rigorously evolves with the passage of time and proliferates in diverging research directions dynamically. The aims of this study are to provide a global overview of research trends in information science and to trace its changes in the main topics over time. The study examined the topics of research articles published in JASIST between 1985 and 2009 and identified its changes during five 5 year periods. The study found that the most productive area has consistently been 'Information Retrieval', followed by 'Informetrics', 'Information Use and Users', 'Network and Technology', and 'Publishing and Services'. Information retrieval is a predominant core area in Information Science covering computer-based handling of multimedia information, employment of new semantic methods from other disciplines, and mass information handling on virtual environments. Currently Informetric studies shift from finding existing phenomena to seeking valuable descriptive results and researchers of information use have concentrated especially on information-seeking aspects, so adding greater sophistication to the relatively simple approach taken in information retrieval.

정보공학의 발전이 급속적으로 또 다양한 방향으로 전개됨에 따라 이를 기반으로 하는 정보학분야의 연구 역시 역동적으로 변화하게 되었다. 본 연구의 목적은 25년간 정보학분야 연구동향의 변화를 주제별로 조사하고 그 중 가장 연구가 많이 이루어진 정보학 핵심분야의 연구경향과 그 변화를 세밀하게 살펴보는 데 있다. 이를 위하여 1985년부터 2009년간 JASIST에 실린 2,304 연구논문의 주제를 조사한 후 5년을 한 단위로 보고 다섯 기간 동안의 연구 동향의 변화를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 가장 연구가 많이 이루어진 분야는 '정보검색'이며 25년간 계속적으로 정보학자들이 가장 많이 관심을 가진 분야였다. 다음으로 '계량정보학'은 최근에 많은 연구가 이루어진 것으로 나타났고, '정보이용과 이용자'는 계속적으로 연구되는 분야인 반면, '네트워크와 정보기술'과 '출판과 서비스'는 80년대에는 많은 연구가 이루어졌으나 최근 들어 이에 대한 연구가 줄어든 것으로 나타났다. 특히 정보검색 분야는 검색이론 및 탐색전략 연구에서 멀티미디어 및 의미처리, 웹검색 관련 연구로, 계량정보학 분야는 학술적 커뮤니케이션의 종적 또는 횡적 현상을 기술하는 연구에서 학술적 커뮤니케이션의 문맥적 특징을 찾아내는 연구로 변환되고 있다. 또한 정보이용 분야에서는 정보검색과 관련된 이용자의 정보추구 행태 및 인지 모형을 분석하는 연구가 최근에 주를 이루고 있음이 밝혀졌다.

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