Review of Information Need: A Theory Connecting Information Search to Knowledge Formation

Authors

Kirstin Duffin, Eastern Illinois UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

January 2012

Abstract

In this book, Cole attempts to establish a framework for the information searching process. Cole analyzes information need from the perspectives of both information science and computer science. Where information science considers the need as sensory (perceptual-cognitive), computer science views information need as mechanical (input-output). The book, one in the ASIST Monograph Series, is a conceptual work that presents a systematic overview of users’ information retrieval practices.

Recommended Citation

Duffin, Kirstin, "Review of Information Need: A Theory Connecting Information Search to Knowledge Formation" (2012). Faculty Research & Creative Activity. 186.
https://thekeep.eiu.edu/lib_fac/186

https://works.bepress.com/kirstin_duffin/10/download/