歐美奇幻與科幻翻譯小說之分類建構與評估

Abstract

讀者根據娛樂、逃避現實、美學享受或自我認同等動機進行愉悅閱讀，而小說是愉悅閱讀的重要文類，這些因素顯示讀者搜尋小說時，除了基本書目資料，還會考量主題、角色塑造與情感等主觀層面。然而，目前的小說分類法多以客觀特徵進行分類，未充分考量主觀要素，導致讀者難以根據自身閱讀偏好找到適合的小說。因此，若能將展現小說不同面向的吸引力要素納入分類系統，可提供更豐富的搜尋方式，改善小說的組織與呈現方式。本研究收集2014年至2024年出版的奇幻與科幻翻譯小說書目資料，並從EBSCO的NoveList中收集分類標籤，同時根據吸引力要素相關文獻，建立分類層面指引，將標籤標記至每本小說。本研究共分類475本小說，使用334個吸引力要素標籤。為測試分類結果，本研究讓研究參與者執行三項小說搜尋任務，對比本研究所建置的分類與北市圖館藏查詢系統的搜尋表現，並訪談使用者，暸解他們對於此分類的接受度與搜尋體驗。結果顯示，研究參與者在使用本研究自建分類時的尋書過程滿意度皆顯著高於使用北市圖館藏查詢系統，並發現本研究結合吸引力要素標籤的層面分類能夠幫助小說讀者聚焦在感興趣的主題或類型、具體化閱讀偏好、意外拓展感興趣主題並接觸廣泛書籍。本研究期望透過小說層面分類支援小說讀者選書，並為圖書館館藏組織與展示提供參考。

People read fiction for pleasure. Pleasure reading motivated by diverse factors such as entertainment, escapism, aesthetic appreciation, or self-identification. which shows that fiction reading is a subjective activity. It indicates that readers often select fiction based on subjective elements like theme, character development, and emotional impact, not solely objective bibliographic information. However, current classification for fiction primarily categorize works based on objective information, overlooking these crucial subjective factors. This mismatch presents a significant challenge for readers attempting to identify books that align with their personal preferences. Scholars have proposed"appeal factors," which include aspects such as genre, writing style, emotional impact, etc., encompassing the diverse dimensions of fiction. In this study, a total of 475 novels were classified using 334 appeal factor tags, developing a faceted classification incorporating appeal factor tags. To evaluate the classification results, 16 research participants were recruited to perform three search tasks using the classification developed by this study and the Taipei Public Library OPAC, then followed by interviews. The results showed that the satisfaction scores of the book search process using the classification developed by this study were significantly higher than scores of Taipei Public Library OPAC. Furthermore, the detailed tags in the faceted classification were found to help participants focus on topics or genres of interest, uncover implicit reading preferences, and unexpectedly widen their areas of interest. This study aims to improve the fiction classification to enhance fiction readers' search experiences and the possibility of engaging in search without a clear target, and to provide advice for organizing library collection.