User needs: a synthesis and analysis of current theories for the practitioner
L Westbrook - RQ, 1993 - JSTOR
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 …
years. This paper examines, synthesizes, and, on a narrower scale, analyzes such …
On user studies and information needs
TD Wilson - Journal of documentation, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
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 …
RESEARCH On user studies and information needs TD Wilson Postgraduate School of …
An observational method for undertaking user needs studies
C Eager, C Oppenheim - Journal of librarianship and …, 1996 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
factors in the design of information services but has been ham pered by the severe problem …
Information needs
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 …
need” has no single definition but is dependent on the perspective from which it is applied …
Discovering the user and his information needs
DN Wood - Aslib proceedings, 1969 - emerald.com
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 …
should be to provide an efficient service for their users, more attention is being paid to …
Information overload and information seekers: What we know about them, what to do about them
M Biggs - The Reference Librarian, 1990 - Taylor & Francis
Information service professionals face two fundamental challenges that, taken together,
point a direction for service development. The first of these is information overload caused …
point a direction for service development. The first of these is information overload caused …
User education: The next major thrust in information science?
FW Lancaster - Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1970 - JSTOR
THE PROBLEMS of information retrieval, both for retrospec-tive search and current
awareness purposes, are becoming more acute as knowledge increases in extension and …
awareness purposes, are becoming more acute as knowledge increases in extension and …
Draft definitions: information and library needs, wants, demands and uses
MB Line - Aslib proceedings, 1974 - emerald.com
Draft definitions: Information and library needs, wants, demands and uses | Emerald Insight
Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us Advanced …
Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with us Advanced …
Modeling the users of information systems: Some theories and methods
RA Palmquist, KS Kim - The reference librarian, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
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 …
important since it can help us in developing and designing more effective and efficient …
Useful theory for librarianship: Communication, not information.
B Dervin - Drexel library quarterly, 1977 - ERIC
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 …
emphasizing a radically different approach to the idea of information. In this view …