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LibrisXL in June 2018, which is the first linked data system to replace the core cataloging model in
integrated library system. Consumption of existing linked data is a very important part of practice.
Casalini, LC’s Providers vocabulary, and the LD4 Community Working Group on Reconciliation
are all committed to this. MARC 21’s new 758 field is also for this. At the same time, the library
community participates in the construction of linked data infrastructure to facilitate data sharing
and consumption. Programs include LC’s linked data service (id.loc.gov), Virtual International
Authority File (VIAF), RDA Reference Vocabulary and LD4’s extension of BIBFRAME
vocabulary, etc.

A user study on gamified information retrieval systems: Preference for game
elements, attitude, and usage intention
LI Yuelin & HE Pengfei 〇a ∗

Information retrieval systems have been a major tool for users to obtain useful information. It has
been one of foci for the researchers in library and information science to keep improving the design
of information retrieval systems, refining their function, and meeting information needs of various
users. Generation Z, also named as “digital natives”, refers to people who were born after mid-
1990s. These users were growing up with the development of the Internet, but little research has
been done to examine their preference and usage intention in information retrieval systems. They
present different characteristics in cognition and motivation in learning. Gamed-based learning is
one of their salient features. Nevertheless, in information retrieval area the relationship between
gamification and information retrieval has not been widely examined. Knowledge on how to use
the advantage of gamification to satisfy users’ information retrieval needs in information retrieval
context is still lacking. Therefore, the present study examines Generation Z’s preference to game
elements, their attitude to gamified information retrieval system (GIRS), and their intention to use
GIRS. It attempts to explore whether GIRS can motivate users’ active, effective, and continuous
use of information retrieval systems to obtain useful information. In specific, the study aims to
answer the following questions:
RQ1. What game elements do Generation Z users percept most interesting in GIRS? What game
elements are most helpful in terms of helping them complete their information retrieval tasks in GIRS?
What game elements are most effective in terms of attracting them to continuous use of GIRS?
RQ2. What are the factors that influence the selection of game elements of Generation Z?
RQ3. What are Generation Z users’ attitude and usage intention to GIRS?
To answer the questions, the researchers developed a paper prototyping of GIRS. An experiment
with 37 participants was conducted. The data were collected by a pre-test questionnaire, a post-
test questionnaire, and exit interviews.The results indicate that the most interesting game elements

* Correspondence should be addressed to HE Pengfei, Email: nkdxhpf@mail.nankai.edu.cn, ORCID: 0000-0003-0423-8967