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Question Negotiation
¡Anomalous State of Knowledge (ASK)
lA state in which the user “is unable to specify precisely what is needed to address their need”
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¡To help the librarian understand the needs of the user, Taylor (68) uses 5 question filters
¡Subject
¡Objective and motivation
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¡Escalator Questions
Robert S. Taylor Question Negotiation and Information Seeking in Libraries CR: 20 (5/1968) 178-194.