Assessing Information Needs
eBook - ePub

Assessing Information Needs

Tools, Techniques and Concepts for the Internet Age

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Assessing Information Needs

Tools, Techniques and Concepts for the Internet Age

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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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Is your organisation a corporate member of Aslib?
  5. Series Editor
  6. About the author
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Note to Second Edition
  9. 1: Introduction
  10. 2: Why Undertake Information Needs Assessments?
  11. 3: What Are Information Needs?
  12. 4: A Framework for Evaluating Information Needs
  13. 5: Factors Involved in the Meeting of Information Needs
  14. 6: Collecting the Data
  15. 7: Conclusion
  16. 8: References and Selected Bibliography
  17. Aslib Know How Guides