Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Subject "Information needs"
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Information needs of the end users have never been discussed: An investigation of the user-intermediary interaction of people with intellectual impairments
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020)Many people with intellectual impairments experience challenges searching for information. Consequently, they rely on intermediaries (e.g. caregivers) to solve their information needs. In the field of IIR, little is known ... -
Librarians Perception and Use of a Library Portal : A Case Study of the Bazar Library Portal (Oslo Public Library)
(Master thesis, 2010)Libraries are adopting and implementing portals to promote their visibility and meet the demands of their users. The Deichmanske Public library has adopted a portal focused on immigrants’ population referred as Bazar ... -
"My words were completely gone." A qualitative study of the information seeking behaviour of people with aphasia
(Information research;Vol. 27, No. 1, March, 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Aphasia is an acquired language impairment, which affects the production and comprehension of speech, reading and writing. Aphasia is associated with great cognitive variation, but a common marker is impaired ... -
A need for information on information needs
(Information Research;vol. 24 no. 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction. We report a study on everyday life information needs in order to obtain a deeper understanding and insight of what constitute information needs, and how they can be characterised. Method. The information ... -
Vertical and horizontal relationships amongst task-based information needs
(Information Processing and Management;Volume 57, Issue 2, March 2020, 102065, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-20)In this article, we present a conceptual framework of information needs for task-based information studies. The framework accounts for both vertical and horizontal relationships between information needs as fluid activities ...