政府資訊廣為流通，是國家現代化的必要基礎及民主社會的重要指標。在網際網路的衝擊下，政府資訊呈現多元化的風貌，更改寫了政府資訊檢索型態。文獻顯示，社會科學研究者一向為政府資訊的重要使用族群。本研究乃探究網路時代社會科學研究者檢索政府資訊的資訊尋求行為。經由研究結果的呈現，企盼提供圖書館界與相關政府單位在政府資訊推廣與服務規劃之參考，使政府資訊在資訊時代中真正展現其豐富而鮮活的生命力。

Providing wide access to government information is essential to the modernization of a country and is an important hallmark of a democratic society. Under the great impact of Internet developments, government information has gone beyond its normal ranges. New trends in searching systems have amplified the access to government information. As many documents indicate, social scientists have been important users of government information. This study aims at providing the reader with an overall picture of how social scientists have been using government information in the World Wide Web era. The study serves as a reference point for the library and related government units in promoting government information and designing service plans, with the expectation that government information may present its rich and bright vitality in the information times.