A Study on the Usage Trend of Reference Management Software: Based on Web Search Terms

Kim, Dae In

doi:10.69528/jkmla.2022.49.1_2.26

J Korean Med Libr Assoc 2022; 49(1_2):26-36

pISSN: 2383-8809

DOI: https://doi.org/10.69528/jkmla.2022.49.1_2.26

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참고문헌 관리 소프트웨어의 이용 경향에 관한 고찰: 웹 검색결과를 중심으로

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A Study on the Usage Trend of Reference Management Software: Based on Web Search Terms

Dae In Kim ¹ ^, ^*

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¹연세대학교 의학도서관

¹Yonsei University Medical Library, Seoul, Korea

^*Corresponding author : Dae In Kim, Yonsei University Medical Library, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 03722, Korea, Tel: 82-2-2228-2917, Fax: 82-2-2227-8313, E-mail: infkdi@yuhs.ac

ⓒ Copyright 2022 The Korean Medical Library Association. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Oct 14, 2022; Revised: Nov 18, 2022; Accepted: Dec 16, 2022

Published Online: Dec 30, 2022

Abstract

Researchers use reference management software as an auxiliary tool for academic activities, and libraries provide software subscription and usage education, and related research support services. This study compared interest in topics/search words related to the software of EndNote, Mendeley, RefWorks, and Zotero using Google Trends and Naver Search Word Trends. Google Trends surveyed search volumes from January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2021, and Naver Search Trends from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2021. Through the analysis of search word trends, it is possible to grasp the trend of researchers’ academic activities in reference management software, and can be used as primary data for related services in the library.

Keywords: Reference Management Software; Search Trends

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