本研究針對台灣碩士研究生進行質性和量化研究分析，研究目的主要是探討碩士研究生線上文獻搜尋行為之搜尋評判標準和搜尋策略及其求助行為所扮演的角色；在質性研究部分，共有20位臺灣碩士研究生自願參與晤談，藉由訪談方式來瞭解碩士學生的線上文獻搜尋行為及其獲得文獻全文求助行為，透過現象圖學法分析晤談回應，本研究定義出九個研究生的線上文獻搜尋行為類別及五個研究生的論文全文求助行為類別；而在量化研究部分，全臺灣各地共有568位碩士研究生以及146位國際碩士研究生進行量表調查，透過SPSS統計軟體分析進一步探討碩士研究生的線上文獻搜尋評判標準、搜尋策略及求助行為之間的關係。
研究結果發現碩士研究生以多重來源及深度文獻內容當作文獻的評判標準，透過整合、判斷及反思搜尋策略進而影響其獲得文獻全文的求助行為。而在台灣碩士研究生和國際學生之關係比較，結果發現相較於國際碩士研究生，台灣碩士研究生在線上文獻搜尋策略具有較佳的表現。

This study aimed to explore the relationships among the online literature search evaluating standards, search strategies and help seeking behaviors of graduate students. Firstly, for the qualitative method, the participants of in-depth interviews were 20 graduate students from eight universities of different areas in Taiwan. The interview findings, through the phenomenographic method of analysis of the students’ interview responses, were used as a foundation to develop the Online Literature Search Behaviors (OLSB) inventory, including search evaluating standards and search strategies, and the Online Literature Help Seeking (OLHS) inventory. For the quantitative method, the participants included 568 volunteer graduate students in Taiwan and 146 international graduate students from different countries. The relationships among search evaluating standards, search strategies and help seeking behaviors were then explored through analysis using the Statistical Product and Service Solutions (SPSS) statistical software.
The results of the qualitative component of this study revealed nine categories of online literature search behaviors, namely “Multiple Sources,” “Authority,” “Content,” “Quantitative Indicator,” “Clarity,” “Ease of Access,” “Integration,” “Judgment and Reflection,” and “Match,” and five categories of online literature help seeking behaviors, namely “Social Network face-to-face,” “Library Resources,” “Online Social Network,” “Advanced Search,” and “Extra Effort.” The results revealed that the graduate students were likely to use different academic website sources (i.e., “Multiple Sources”) and look deeply into contents (i.e., “Content) as their search evaluating standards through integrating different literatures from different web sources (i.e., “Integration”) and having purposeful thinking to judge and reflect on online academic articles (i.e., Judgment and Reflection”) as their search strategies when seeking literature. The results also found that the Taiwanese students outperformed the international students in both their online literature search behaviors and their help seeking.

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