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學術傳播範式：博士論文的出版驗證途徑

吳美美

臺灣師範大學圖書資訊研究所教授

2019年聽聞有英國政經學院找不到博士論文的奇怪新聞，引起大眾對於博士論文的興趣。

博士論文的出版是學術傳播很重要的一環。博士的產生過程包括自我智識(intellectual)的躍進和突破，也有很嚴格的認證過程。以近年擔任國外博士論文口試委員的經驗而言，包括香港大學和新加坡南洋大學對於博士論文口試的要求都十分嚴謹，對於口試的過程，口試委員要有書面報告、口試的過程要全程紀錄、口試委員最後的決議等，都有詳細紀錄，更不要說這些過程對於博士候選人考試的要求了。

換言之，博士論文的產生代表當代公共知識的生產，對學術社群、機構和個人都需要遵守一套嚴謹、有紀錄的程序，包括博士論文保存和傳播的索引摘要也都有專業的學術社群作為做保障的機制。一旦機制破壞，學術次序崩盤指日可待。

以下隨筆一個簡單的紀錄：

Wu, Mei-Mei(1993).Information Interaction Dialogue: A Study of Patron Elicitation in the Information Retrieval Interaction. Doctoral Dissertation, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, January,1993. (博士論文)[全文]

找到自己的博士論文的六種方法！

1. 除了自己收藏的版本之外

2. 畢業的學校可以查到紀錄：

我畢業的學校(Rutgers大學資訊傳播暨圖書館學院)建立的博士論文紀錄系統從1961年起的博士論文都記載得很清楚。(謝謝學校除了學術訓練，也將學術行政服務做得很棒！)
https://comminfo.rutgers.edu/academics/graduate/phd-program/dissertations-and-accomplishments/dissertation-topics-1961-present

3. 法定存繳單位UMI

(後來被PROQUEST合併) ，在其網頁可以檢索並購買博士論文。(在我的博士論文剛出版的前兩、三年我每年都有收到寄來的微額版稅。) https://dissexpress.proquest.com/search.html

可以得到以下博士論文的訊息：
Information interaction dialogue: A study of patron elicitation in the information retrieval interaction https://dissexpress.proquest.com/dxweb/results.html?QryTxt=patron+elicitation&By=Mei+Mei+Wu&Title=&pubnum=

4. 在師大圖書館查

ProQuest博碩士論文資料庫，輸入作者名，以及題目關鍵字 patron elicitation，即可以檢索到以下資料：

第 1 個文件，共 1 個
Information interaction dialogue: A study of patron elicitation in the information retrieval interaction
Wu, Mei-Mei.Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 1993. 9320541.

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摘要
Patron studies have become a key issue in Information Retrieval (IR) research since a shift of research domain in the mid '80s. The individual characteristics in relation to the patron's information seeking behavior have been the focus of many researchers. The patron's Elicitations during the process of retrieval interaction--the micro-level of information seeking behavior--has not been explored. An Elicitation is defined as a request for information in conversation. A request for information is a voluntary way to reveal one's interests, concerns, perplexity, or problems. A systematic investigation of patron Elicitations seems to suggest a direct approach to understanding patrons. In addition, it is a promising source for intermediaries to form a dynamic user model, since patron Elicitation is an ongoing process in interaction.
The aim of the study is to understand patron Elicitation behavior during the process of the information retrieval interaction. The research questions are: (1) What are patron Elicitation purposes? (2) When, during the interaction are Elicitations most likely to occur? (3) Do patrons differ from intermediaries in terms of Elicitation frequency? and (4) What major contextual factors affect patron Elicitation behavior? Research methods include discourse analysis, content analysis and statistical analysis. The Elicitation, the stages of research and search, and the unit of utterance are defined. 852 patrons' and 861 intermediaries' Elicitations are identified from a total of thirty-eight information interaction encounters. The purposes of patron Elicitations are specified and classified into ten categories. Patrons are then grouped according to their Elicitation behavior in terms of three approaches: (1) H-fre and L-fre questioners (Elicitation frequency); (2) High-cat, Mid-cat, and Low-cat (the number of categories used) patrons; and (3) Active and non-active questioners (cluster analysis of categories frequency). Quantitative analysis is applied to the relationship between patron Elicitation behavior and the individual difference factors.
The results reveal that patrons ask more questions than intermediaries in the search stage. Patron Elicitation frequency has a significant correlation with the length of interaction in terms of actual time spent and the number of utterances exchanged. However, intermediary Elicitation frequency does not show such a correlation. Patron Elicitations are suggested as legitimate sources for user modeling; the categories of patron Elicitation purposes provide an understanding of patrons' unique concerns which have not been addressed in other studies. Some individual and situational factors (the patron's status, age, online search experience and the length of interaction) reveal an impact on patron Elicitation behavior, which suggest patron Elicitation behavior does not occur randomly and deserve further study.
詳細資料
主題
Information Systems; Library science;Language
分類
0723: Information Systems
0399: Library science
0679: Language
識別碼/關鍵字
Communication and the arts; Language, literature and linguistics
標題
Information interaction dialogue: A study of patron elicitation in the information retrieval interaction
作者
Wu, Mei-Mei
頁數
199
出版年份
1993
學位日期
1993
學校代碼
0190
來源
DAI-A 54/04, Dissertation Abstracts International
出版地
Ann Arbor
出版國家/地區
United States
指導者
Belkin, Nicholas J.
大學/機構
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey - New Brunswick
大學地點
United States -- New Jersey
學位
Ph.D.
來源類型
Dissertations & Theses
語言
英文
文件類型
Dissertation/Thesis
論文/專題編號
9320541
ProQuest 文件識別碼
304066217
文件 URL
https://search.proquest.com/docview/304066217?accountid=14228
著作權
Database copyright ProQuest LLC; ProQuest does not claim copyright in the individual underlying works.
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