Information Needs
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Information Needs Analysis
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Author : Daniel G. Dorner
language : en
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Release Date : 2014-12-31
Information Needs Analysis written by Daniel G. Dorner and has been published by Facet Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-12-31 with Computers categories.
If you want to provide an information service that truly fulfils your users' needs, this book is essential reading. Analysing and assessing the information needs of clients is key to the provision of effective service and appropriate collections in both face-to-face and virtual library services. The importance of information needs analysis is widely recognized by information professionals, but currently there is little substantive, detailed work in the professional literature devoted to this important topic. This new book is designed to fill that gap, by supporting practitioners in developing an information needs analysis strategy, and offering the necessary professional skills and techniques to do so. It will offer guidance to team leaders and senior managers in all areas of library work, especially those involved in collection management, service provision and web development, and is equally applicable to the needs of academic, public, government, commercial and other more specialized library and information services. The text adopts a hands-on, jargon-free approach, and includes relevant examples, case studies, reader activities and sources of further reading. Key areas covered include: - what is information needs analysis? - how is needs analysis conducted? - what are the varieties of needs analysis? - how are analyses evaluated and reported? Readership: The book will be essential reading for library and information practitioners, team leaders and senior managers. It will also be a core text on course reading lists in departments of library and information studies.
Assessing Information Needs
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Author : David Nicholas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Assessing Information Needs written by David Nicholas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Provides a systematic method of identifying, evaluating and comparing information needs, as well as a framework to enable information services to gather information from users to aid information system design, and monitor the effectiveness of an information service. Examines the role of the Internet in meeting information needs.The section on collecting data now includes web log analysis and focus group interviews. Introduces the concept of the I-player, the digital information user.
Business Information Needs And Satisfaction
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Author : Rimvydas Skyrius
language : en
Publisher: Informing Science
Release Date :
Business Information Needs And Satisfaction written by Rimvydas Skyrius and has been published by Informing Science this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Business & Economics categories.
The dynamic and turbulent second half of the 20th century, as well as the beginning of the 21st century, have been and still are accompanied by factors relating to information in one or other way: information technologies (IT), information systems (IS), information society, information economy and others. The technical foundation of these factors – the contemporary information technologies – became widely adopted, accessible to many users, and keep being perfected in terms of their functions and performance. IT developments have been followed by substantial value expectations that largely drive the IT industry as one of the most dynamic industries in the world. It is hard to underestimate the value created by IT applications, especially when an insightful use of IT has provided its users with opportunities that had been unheard of just a short time ago. On the other hand, the history of IT use brings out numerous cases that are not too successful, and from the time perspective, we can state that a wide application of IT does not automatically guarantee the creation of more value or efficient activities, regardless of proven potential. Apart from this, the role of IT in the life of contemporary society develops some controversial features: considering that information activities demand more and more time and attention that are rather scarce resources in the activities of a society member, the use of said resources is far from efficient. It has to be noted that this book discusses information needs and the role of information technologies in satisfying them. Although information issues are often discussed in relation to knowledge issues, and many sources point out that the two are closely related, this book does not discuss either the definition of knowledge or knowledge management, with the exception of several inevitable touch points. Business information activities and information functions often are considered secondary to the main activities, but actually they are a vital binding environment for any rational activities. Information has been important for all activities and at all times; nevertheless, its role received deeper and more focused research only with the proliferation of computer information technologies. The area of IT use and servicing of information needs is rather complicated and requires substantial knowledge and competence. The amount of experience accumulated in the field is huge; however, part of it has a short life cycle due to the rapid advance of information technologies. It is no easy task to search the kaleidoscopic variety of IT application problems for solid reference points that would hold over time. The monograph presents an assumption that the search for such reference points should start in the area of user information needs. The area of satisfying information needs, and business information needs in particular, has merited research interest for a long time and in many aspects. A number of important sub-areas has developed over time: management information systems, data and information management, information strategy, decision support, business intelligence, information economy, etc. It is worth noting that in the area of satisfying complex information needs, for some time principal attention has been given to the topics of decision support, decision modeling, and expert systems. Over time, other topics came in to replace them, namely, business intelligence, although it would be fair to note that current research in business intelligence and related fields largely owes to the previous foundation work of decision support researchers. Regardless of the vast number of research publications, the research space lacks work that is centered around an information user (a person, a group, an entire organization) and the projection of user information needs into the potential of information technologies and systems.
Assessing Information Needs
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Author : Robert J. Grover Professor Emeritus
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2010-06-16
Assessing Information Needs written by Robert J. Grover Professor Emeritus and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-16 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Based on a tested model for community analysis, this book offers a guide to the management of client-centered transformative information services that can be applied in any type of library or information agency. Knowing a community enables library and information professionals to prioritize the community's information needs and design appropriate services for them. Assessing Information Needs: Managing Transformative Library Services was written to provide the rationale for community analysis, a model for gathering community data, and a process for analyzing data and applying it to the management of an information agency. The book explains why information professionals should customize services, as well as the "how to" of collecting data. A model for gathering community information is described, applied, and demonstrated through a case study. The book then shows how such information is interpreted and used to plan information services that are transformative for individuals and groups in the case-study community, providing lessons that readers can use with their own institutions. Rooted in a philosophy of customer service, the method presented here is perfect for public, school, academic, and special libraries or other types of information agencies.
Assessing Information Needs In The Age Of The Digital Consumer
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Author : David Nicholas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2010-02-25
Assessing Information Needs In The Age Of The Digital Consumer written by David Nicholas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02-25 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Aiming at ensuring that everyone obtains the rich rewards available in today's information-centred society, this book seeks to provide a systematic method for the understanding, appreciation and evaluation of information needs, which alone can guarantee the value of information to the consumer. Based on the insights gained from research projects involving hundreds of thousands of people, it sets out to provide a framework, firmly grounded in theory but nevertheless highly practical, for information needs analysis. The book is written both for librarians, publishers, archivists, records managers, journalists and other information professionals, to help them in their efforts to design improved systems and monitor the effectiveness of their services on an ongoing basis, and for individual information consumers, to enable them better to meet their own information needs in the expanding sphere of virtual information.
Information Needs For Water Management
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Author : Jos G. Timmerman
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2014-07-22
Information Needs For Water Management written by Jos G. Timmerman and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-22 with Computers categories.
This book provides the necessary elements to determine exactly what information should be collected to make the collected information relevant for policy makers. It highlights the dissatisfaction of information users about the information they get and the reasons for this dissatisfaction. It also discusses general issues around the role and use of
Meeting Health Information Needs Outside Of Healthcare
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Author : Catherine Arnott Smith
language : en
Publisher: Chandos Publishing
Release Date : 2015-08-04
Meeting Health Information Needs Outside Of Healthcare written by Catherine Arnott Smith and has been published by Chandos Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-04 with Health & Fitness categories.
Meeting Health Information Needs Outside of Healthcare addresses the challenges and ethical dilemmas concerning the delivery of health information to the general public in a variety of non-clinical settings, both in-person and via information technology, in settings from public and academic libraries to online communities and traditional and social media channels. Professionals working in a range of fields, including librarianship, computer science and health information technology, journalism, and health communication can be involved in providing consumer health information, or health information targeting laypeople. This volume clearly examines the properties of health information that make it particularly challenging information to provide in diverse settings. Addresses professional challenges and ethical problems of communicating health information to lay people in non-clinical settings Focuses on health information as a challenge for different professionals providing health information in different settings Emphasizes the shared challenges of information practice across different settings as well as those facing professionals in different roles
Business Information Needs Of The Indian Corporate Sector
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Author : Hanumappa Anil Kumar
language : en
Publisher: Allied Publishers
Release Date : 2010-04-10
Business Information Needs Of The Indian Corporate Sector written by Hanumappa Anil Kumar and has been published by Allied Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-10 with Business & Economics categories.
Indian businesses face many challenges in today's competitive environment consisting of global players, highly demanding customers and shortage of skilled manpower. It is a complex environment that they operate in with 'information' becoming a critical component of their strategy and operations. Right information to the right person at the right time for right business actions is the greatest challenge that businesses face. Need for information exists at all levels, right from in-the-market executives to the middle management and top management in the organization. The type of information required would determine the sources of information, the media preferred, the technology used to access this information, the providers of information to be approached, the purpose of information searching and quality of information required. In this context, understanding the information need and its various aspects from the managers working in the industry was the purpose of this study. This research not only facilitates provision of right information to the right person at the right time but also helps in designing information systems and building the information culture of an organization. It is in this context that the book is written with an objective to explore the information needs of the Indian corporate sector. The study focuses on the middle or higher level of managers working in Indian corporate sector that includes public limited, private limited, family businesses, small businesses and government businesses. The study looks at the type of information required, sources used, media preferred, information providers used, purpose of information search and quality of information that is relevant and important. The research also studies the variations in results between managers in manufacturing sector and services sector to enhance the understanding of business information needs in the Indian context.
Information Needs Of Urban Residents
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Author : Edward S. Warner
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Information Needs Of Urban Residents written by Edward S. Warner and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Biblioteke en Metropolitaanse Gebiede categories.
Information Needs In Agriculture January 1979 February 1989
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Author : Karl Schneider
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Information Needs In Agriculture January 1979 February 1989 written by Karl Schneider and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Agriculture categories.