The Effect of Personality Type on the Use of Relevance Criteria for Purposes of Selecting Information Sources.

Even though information scientists generally recognize that relevance judgments are multidimensional and dynamic, there is still discussion and debate regarding the degree to which certain internal (cognition, personality) and external (situation, social relationships) factors affect the use of criteria in reaching those judgments. Much of the debate centers on the relationship of those factors to the criteria and reliable methods for measuring those relationships. This study researched the use of relevance criteria to select an information source by undergraduate students whose task it is to create a course schedule for a semester. During registration periods, when creating their semester schedules, students filled out a two-part questionnaire. After completion of the questionnaire the students completed a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator instrument in order to determine their personality type. Data was analyzed using one-way ANOVAS and Chi-Square. A positive correlation exists between personality type as expressed by the MBTI and the information source selected as most important by the subject. A correlation also exists between personality type and relevance criteria use. The correlation is stronger for some criteria than for others. Therefore, one can expect personality type to have an effect on the use of relevance criteria while selecting information sources.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2002

Author dc:creator

• Sims, Dale B.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Schamber, Linda
• Norris, Cathleen
• Ennis-Cole, Demetria
• Hastings, Samantha Kelly

• Information retrieval.
• Relevance.
• Personality.
• ANOVA
• relevance criteria
• course schedule
• information source
• personality types

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Sims, Dale B.
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 52075795
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3313/
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OAI identifier oai:identifier

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