This book helps in understanding the phenomena of information's technology and its usage. It helps in understanding the & system design, planners and managers tools for library and information systems.
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Reprint. Contents Preface 1 Information the basic resource 2 Information and its users 3 Information need concept 4 Information seeking behaviour models 5 Information use and user needs 6 User study concept and scope 7 Methodology of user studies 8 Accounts of some major user studies 9 User education Index Information needs may vary considerably from individual to individual It is possible however to define groups of users that share common information needs Information use studies over the years have attempted to explain information use phenomena to understand information use behaviour and improve information use by manipulating essential conditions Use is the key purpose and user is the key and dynamic component of any library and information system The effectiveness of a library and information system depends on the extent to which system characteristics correspond with the users System designers Planners and managers of library and information systems have to properly consider the role of human factors and their effect on the acceptance and utilisation of information Relating the system or productsservices being designed to the perceived needs of those for whom it is intended as well as to guide the operation of the system by the knowledge about the user and to justify the existence of the system are essentialThe book is intended for students of Library and Information Science as well as for library and information professionals jacket 225 pp. Seller Inventory # 100362