Analyzing the patterns of and factors affecting public library users' behavior using a location Identification system
| Project/Area Number |
23500300
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
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| Research Institution | Surugadai University |
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Principal Investigator |
NORIKO Sugie 駿河台大学, 人文社会・教育科学系, 准教授 (50383295)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥5,460,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,260,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥260,000 (Direct Cost: ¥200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥60,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000)
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| Keywords | 情報探索行動 / 利用者調査 / 情報サービス / レファレンスサービス / 図書館情報学 / 公共図書館 / 位置情報システム |
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| Research Abstract |
To analyze the information-seeking behavior of public library users, an RFID location identification system was used to collect data on the time users spent in each zone and their traveling paths. The results showed that one third of library users stayed in the library for less than 30 minutes, whereas a few users stayed more than 120 minutes. Users spent about 80% of their time in the general book zone and less than 8% in the computer zone where they could access the internet and databases. It was confirmed that the method can gather sufficiently accurate data to explain library users' information-seeking behavior, which will be useful for future studies.
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