Proposal for “Kansei” Library Search System Based on Behavior Analysis

Abstract

Library search systems that use "keywords" are very useful for people who know what they are looking for; however, this system is not helpful for those who do not have specific knowledge of what they are looking for. The purpose of this research is to propose a Kansei-library search system. Based on observing how children search, select and find books, we proposed a new system named 'MeguLook' which children can use intuitively (without knowing how to operate the system) and easily without special knowledge about the book. From an evaluation analysis, we confirmed that many people, including children can feel 'pleasure searching for and selecting their favorite books' using 'MeguLook'.