There have been significant developments in the study of user needs during the last twenty
years. This paper examines, synthesizes, and, on a narrower scale, analyzes such …

On user studies and information needs Page 1 60 YEARS OF THE BEST IN INFORMATION
RESEARCH On user studies and information needs TD Wilson Postgraduate School of …

The study of information needs has long been acknowledged as one of the most important
factors in the design of information services but has been ham pered by the severe problem …

The following entry describes the concept of “information need.” The concept of “information
need” has no single definition but is dependent on the perspective from which it is applied …

As librarians and information officers become increasingly aware that their main function
should be to provide an efficient service for their users, more attention is being paid to …

Information service professionals face two fundamental challenges that, taken together,
point a direction for service development. The first of these is information overload caused …

THE PROBLEMS of information retrieval, both for retrospec-tive search and current
awareness purposes, are becoming more acute as knowledge increases in extension and …

Draft definitions: Information and library needs, wants, demands and uses | Emerald Insight
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Understanding user needs and the ways in which users utilize information systems is
important since it can help us in developing and designing more effective and efficient …

Challenges some deep-rooted assumptions about the nature of library service by
emphasizing a radically different approach to the idea of information. In this view …