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What is Information Need

Chapter 197
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
The perception of a lack of information that provokes one to develop a need for it.
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Information Needs of Users in the Tech Savvy Environment and the Influencing Factors
Mudasir Khazer Rather (University of Kashmir, India) and Shabir Ahmad Ganaie (University of Kashmir, India)
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch197
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Chapter 47
Informational Priorities in Health Information Systems
An individual’s condition when he/she wants to improve (enlarge and/or correct) his/her knowledge.
Published in Chapter: Informational Priorities in Health Information Systems; From: Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare
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Chapter 112
Do Web Site Visitors Vary in Their Search and Surf Behavior?
The amount of information a user requires to fulfill the search intent.
Published in Chapter: Do Web Site Visitors Vary in Their Search and Surf Behavior?; From: Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management
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Chapter 405
Information Need and the Beginning of Information Search
The start state for information search, seeking and human information behavior. A gap in knowledge of the information user. See also: Uncertainty.
Published in Chapter: Information Need and the Beginning of Information Search; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 30
Web Information Resources Vis-à-Vis Traditional Information Services
A need associated with a level of uncertainty. Information is required to reduce uncertainty.
Published in Chapter: Web Information Resources Vis-à-Vis Traditional Information Services; From: Handbook of Research on Web Information Systems Quality
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Chapter 2
Information Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic
An individual or group's desire to locate and obtain information to satisfy a conscious or unconscious need. In simple words, information need is the amount of information a user requires to fulfill the search intent.
Published in Chapter: Information Behaviors During the COVID-19 Pandemic; From: Mass Communications and the Influence of Information During Times of Crises
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Chapter 16
Information Seeking Behaviour in Changing ICT Environment: A Study of Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu
Information need is an individual or group's desire to locate and obtain information to satisfy a conscious or unconscious need. The ‘information’ and ‘need’ in ‘information need’ are an inseparable interconnection. Needs and interests call forth information.
Published in Chapter: Information Seeking Behaviour in Changing ICT Environment: A Study of Alagappa Chettiar College of Engineering and Technology, Tamilnadu; From: Handbook of Research on Inventive Digital Tools for Collection Management and Development in Modern Libraries
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Chapter 392
Information Seeking Models in the Digital Age
The perception of a lack of information that provokes one to develop a need for it.
Published in Chapter: Information Seeking Models in the Digital Age; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 657
Information and IT in Small and Medium Enterprises
A need for information arises in SMEs when the present level of knowledge is too limited to deal with a situations pertaining to the tasks associated with one or more work roles.
Published in Chapter: Information and IT in Small and Medium Enterprises; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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