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information need: a standalone construct

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Information science

the stages by which an unexpressed need for information becomes a conscious, formalized and finally compromised question to an information system.

In information science, information need refers to the stages by which an unexpressed need for information becomes a conscious, formalized and finally compromised question to an information system. This meaning comes from Taylor (1968) in College & Research Libraries.[1]

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anomalous state of knowledge1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructcollaborative information seeking1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone constructinformation4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

  1. Taylor, R. S. (1968). Question-Negotiation and Information Seeking in Libraries. College & Research Libraries, 29(3), 178-194. https://doi.org/10.5860/crl_29_03_178

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