Development of methods to collect and analyze quantitative data on the information-seeking behavior of public library users

• Project/Area Number: 26330367
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Library and information science/Humanistic social informatics
• Research Institution: Toyo University (2017); Surugadai University (2014-2016)
• Principal Investigator: SUGIE Noriko 東洋大学, 文学部, 准教授 (50383295)
• Project Period (FY): 2014-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2017)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
• Keywords: 公共図書館 / 利用者調査 / 位置情報 / 情報探索行動 / 情報サービス / 図書館利用者 / RFID

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The purpose of this study is to establish methods of collecting and analyzing quantitative data on the information-seeking behavior of public library users. After considering the advantages and disadvantages of some of the techniques presently available to record users’ locations, iBeacon and the Raspberry Pi computer were chosen to collect data. We performed an experiment that involved setting the number and location of the Raspberry Pis and developed a system to identify users’ locations in a public library. The user study was conducted on 56 subjects during January and February in 2018 under these conditions. The location of the subjects and visiting frequency per location were collected. Further analysis of how long library patrons stay in one place and the books they borrowed is needed.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Classifying Library Users’ Behavior through Analysis of Location Information Acquired using Radio Frequency Identification Technology (2017)
  • Author(s): 杉江典子
  • Journal Title: Journal of Japan Society of Library and Information Science Volume: 63 Issue: 2 Pages: 71-89
  • DOI: 10.20651/jslis.63.2_71
  • NAID: 130005765917
  • ISSN: 1344-8668, 2432-4027
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Clustering of Public Library Users by Similarity of Visiting Paths Using Location Information (2017)
  • Author(s): Noriko Sugie
  • Journal Title: メディアと情報資源 : 駿河台大学メディア情報学部紀要 Volume: 23 Issue: 2 Pages: 11-19
  • DOI: 10.15004/00001678
  • NAID: 120006030983
  • URL: http://id.nii.ac.jp/1307/00001678/
  • Open Access
• [Journal Article] Probability Density Estimation of Public Library Users' Visiting Points Using Location Information (2015)
  • Author(s): Noriko Sugie
  • Journal Title: メディアと情報資源 : 駿河台大学メディア情報学部紀要 Volume: 22 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-8
  • DOI: 10.15004/00001429
  • NAID: 120005673841
  • URL: http://id.nii.ac.jp/1307/00001429/
  • Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
• [Journal Article] ピッツバーグ市カーネギー図書館のレファレンスサービス：利用者獲得に向けた試み (2014)
  • Author(s): 杉江典子
  • Journal Title: メディアと情報資源 Volume: 21 Pages: 69-77
  • NAID: 110009838410
  • Open Access
• [Presentation] 大学図書館の所蔵情報に基づくマンガの類型化 (2017)
  • Author(s): 江藤正己，安形輝，杉江典子，大谷康晴，安形麻理，橋詰秋子
  • Organizer: 三田図書館・情報学研究大会
• [Presentation] Can Japanese Manga be Automatically Classified from Public Library Holdings? (2017)
  • Author(s): Masaki Eto; Teru Agata; Noriko Sugie; Yasuharu Otani; Mari Agata.
  • Organizer: JCDL(Joint Conference on Digital Libraries).
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 日本の公立図書館におけるマンガの所蔵状況 (2016)
  • Author(s): 安形輝，杉江典子，安形麻理，江藤正己，大谷康晴，橋詰秋子
  • Organizer: 三田図書館・情報学会研究大会
  • Place of Presentation: 慶應義塾大学三田キャンパス
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-29
• [Presentation] Clustering of library users by similarity of visiting paths using location information (2016)
  • Author(s): Noriko Sugie
  • Organizer: ASIS&T (Association for Information Science and Technology)
  • Place of Presentation: 2016 Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-14
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] 館内位置情報を用いた利用者集団の識別：移動経路の類似度を用いた利用者のクラスタリング (2015)
  • Author(s): 杉江典子
  • Organizer: 2015年度日本図書館情報学会春季研究集会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都ノートルダム女子大学
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-30
• [Presentation] 図書館利用者の館内位置情報を用いた量的分析の試み:情報探索行動の傾向の把握にむけ (2014)
  • Author(s): 杉江典子
  • Organizer: 日本図書館情報学会
  • Place of Presentation: 梅花女子大学
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-30
• [Presentation] Probability Density Estimation of Public Library Users' Visiting Points Using Location Information (2014)
  • Author(s): Noriko Sugie
  • Organizer: Association for Information Science and Technology
  • Place of Presentation: Seattle, Washington (U.S.A.)
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-01 – 2014-11-05
• [Book] 図書館は市民と本・情報をむすぶ (2015)
  • Author(s): 池谷のぞみ他編
  • Total Pages: 363
  • Publisher: 勁草書房