3rd Edition
Assessing Information Needs in the Age of the Digital Consumer
188 Pages
by
Routledge
188 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
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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... Read more
The authors, Introduction, 1 Why undertake information needs assessments?, 2 What are information needs?, 3 A framework for evaluating information needs, 4 The determinants of information needs and practices, 5 Collecting the data, 6 Information needs analysis: ensuring the effective information enfranchisement of the digital consumer, References, Index
Biography
David Nicholas, Eti Herman
