The Myths of Information Needs

Needs analysis is often ambiguous, leading to five types of misconceptions: (1) information needs can be easily identified; (2) information is best handled in institutional settings; (3) all information is of potentially equal value; (4) given sufficient information, decisions can be made; (5) infor...

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Children
Communication (Thought Transfer)
Communication Problems
Data Processing
Decision Making
Educational research
Information Dissemination
Information Needs
Information Networks
Information resources
Information Sources
Information storage and retrieval systems
Institutional Role
Libraries
Library operations
Misconception
Research Utilization
Teacher education
Training
User needs
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