29 Sep 2004
CS 5244: Reference Interviews / Information Seeking
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Information Need
¡Taylor’s (68) model of need
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lVisceral: The actual, but unexpressed need
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lConscious: (ambiguous) need, not necessarily verbalized
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lFormalized: e.g., a search statement
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lCompromised: Adapting the question to the resources at hand (the information system)