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Information need : a theory connecting information search to knowledge formation / Charles Cole.
| Author/creator | Cole, Charles, 1953- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Medford, New Jersey : Published on behalf of the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today, Inc., [2012] |
| Copyright Date | ©2012 |
| Description | xiii, 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | ASIS&T monograph series ASIST monograph series. ^A613398 |
| Contents | The importance of information need -- The history of information need -- The framework for our discussion -- Modeling the user in information search -- Information seeking's conceptualization of information need during information search -- Information use -- Adaptation : internal information flows and knowledge generation -- A theory of information need -- How information need works -- The user's situation in the pre-focus search -- The situation of user's information need in pre-focus information search -- The selection concept -- A review of the user's pre-focus information search -- How information need works in a focusing search -- Circles 1 to 5 : an example of how information need works -- Corroborating research -- Applying information need -- The astrolabe : an information system for stage 3 information exploration -- The arc of an information need. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-211) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011051294 |
| ISBN | 9781573874298 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1573874299 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | ZA3075 .C64 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |