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New Technology of Library and Information Service  2013, Vol. 29 Issue (1): 69-74    DOI: 10.11925/infotech.1003-3513.2013.01.11
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Research on Information Quality and Credibility Evaluation in Online Community——Based on User Perspective
Shen Wang, Guo Jia, Li He
School of Management, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, China
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Abstract  This paper adopts Grounded theory coding methods to research on user-generated information quality and information credibility evaluation in the context of online communities,and analyzes a total of 13 020 messages of two discussion topics.16.8% of the messages have clear evaluation of information quality and credibility. The results show that:(I)the users usually use one or a few evaluation indicators to evaluate information quality and credibility in online community; (II)the user frequently use correctness, usefulness, specificity to evaluate information quality and reputation, professionalism, honesty (negative standard) to evaluate information credibility;(III) the users tend to use negative indicators to evaluate the quality and reliability of online community information.
Key wordsOnline community      Information quality      Information credibility     
Received: 12 December 2012      Published: 29 March 2013
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Shen Wang, Guo Jia, Li He. Research on Information Quality and Credibility Evaluation in Online Community——Based on User Perspective. New Technology of Library and Information Service, 2013, 29(1): 69-74.

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