本研究採用內容分析法，分析與比較Dervin 與Weick 二位學者各自提出的意義建構理論之異同，並論述其他學者對此二種理論的評論，以及探討在圖書資訊學者的實徵研究中，其所應用理論中的概念、採用的研究方法與探究的議題。文末提出數點研究建議，提供有興趣研究意義建構議題的學者參考，期待未來有更多相關的實徵研究，以增進意義建構相關的知識，並對資訊行為研究有所啟發。

Employing the method of content analysis, this research has three purposes. First, it focuses on analyzing the similarities and differences between Brenda Dervin’s theory of Sense-Making and Karl Weick’s theory of sensemaking. Secondly, it discusses other scholars’ comments on these two theories. Third, it sorts out articles which cite the two theories in Library and Information Science Literature to clarify what concepts, research topics, and methods have been explored.