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Information Need Recognition

Information Need Recognition is the cognitive process within information search behavior by which an individual identifies a discrepancy between their current knowledge state and a desired knowledge state, thereby initiating the pursuit of external information to resolve the gap.

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11.8K

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277

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122

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2017–2026

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Information Need Identification

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Publications

166

ON USER STUDIES AND INFORMATION NEEDS

T. D. Wilson · Journal of Documentation · 1981 · 1.6K citations

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Information needs and uses

Brenda Dervin, Michael S. Nilan · Annual Review of Information Science and Technology · 1986 · 1.1K citations

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Question-Negotiation and Information Seeking in Libraries

Robert S. Taylor · College & Research Libraries · 2015 · 728 citations · Full text

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Question-Negotiation and Information Seeking in Libraries

Robert S. Taylor · College & Research Libraries · 1968 · 717 citations · Full text

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Modelling the information seeking patterns of engineers and research scientists in an industrial environment

David Ellis, Merete Haugan · Journal of Documentation · 1997 · 509 citations

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Authors

277

  1. CC
    Charles Cole

    McGill University, Canada

    6 publications · 113 citations

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  2. RS
    Reijo Savolainen

    Tampere University, Finland

    4 publications · 296 citations

    4

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  3. AK
    Andrew K. Shenton

    Northumbria University, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 195 citations

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  4. MA
    Muhammad Asif Naveed

    University of Sargodha, Pakistan

    3 publications · 87 citations

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  5. CS
    Chirag Shah

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    3 publications · 105 citations

    3

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Institutions

122

  1. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    7 h-index

    9 publications

    302 citations

  2. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    2.3K citations

  3. Tampere University

    Tampere, Finland

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    183 citations

  4. City, University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    459 citations

  5. Robert Gordon University

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    206 citations

  6. Northumbria University

    Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    6 publications

    328 citations

  7. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    152 citations

  8. McGill University

    Montreal, Canada

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    203 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Documentation

    12 publications · 2.8K citations

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  2. Information Processing & Management

    6 publications · 375 citations

    6

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  3. Lincoln (University of Nebraska)

    Repository · 5 publications · 100 citations

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  4. Library & Information Science Research

    5 publications · 377 citations

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  5. Journal of the American Society for Information Science

    JASIS · 4 publications · 451 citations

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