On user studies and information needs

By Thomas D. Wilson. J. Documentation, 2006

1,547 citations recorded by the source corpus.

Subfields: Communication, Information Systems, Information Systems and Management

View Paper: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/c402314407034f3670ce1db0a41d07cee0349a1e

How researchers see this paper

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In Communication

1. J. Ikoja-Odongo
2. Diane Kelly
3. Q. Liao
4. Peter Ingwersen
5. Kalervo Järvelin
6. Janneke Mostert

In Information Systems

1. Peter Ingwersen
2. Diane Kelly
3. Kwadwo Asenso Okyere
4. J. Ikoja-Odongo
5. Q. Liao
6. Kush R. Varshney
7. Kalervo Järvelin
8. S. Govindarajan

In Information Systems and Management

1. J. Ikoja-Odongo
2. Diane Kelly
3. Q. Liao
4. Kush R. Varshney
5. Peter Ingwersen
6. Kalervo Järvelin
7. Janneke Mostert
8. Donna K. Harman

Citations in the corpus

• Methods for Evaluating Interactive Information Retrieval Systems with Users (2009, background): “translating them into a vocabulary that is appropriate for a system [19, 20, 25, 104, 267, 297].”
• The Turn - Integration of Information Seeking and Retrieval in Context (2005, background): “by Wilson (1999) reviews models for information behaviour (Wilson 1981), information seeking behaviour (Wilson 1981; 1997; Dervin and Nilan 1986; Ellis et al. 1993, Kuhlthau 1991), and information searching or retrieval (Ingwersen 1996; Belkin et al.”
• Human-Centered Explainable AI (XAI): From Algorithms to User Experiences (2021, background): “For example, if we center on users of XAI as information seekers to achieve actionable understanding, theories in information science such as models of sense-making [25] and information seeking behaviors [103] (how people’s information needs drive their behaviors and information use) can offer usefu”
• Information seeking behaviour : a conceptual framework (2013, background): “The article specifically aims to review major studies (e.g. Wilson 1981, 1996; Krikelas 1983; Ellis 1989; Kuhlthau 1991) and information searching and retrieval (Ingwersen 1996; Choo, Detlor and Turnbull 1999, 2000) that focus on these concepts for greater clarity and an understanding of their…”
• Farmers' information needs and search behaviors: Case study in Tamil Nadu, India (2012, background): “The context of information search also determines the search behavior and the information needs of the farmers (Wilson, 2006).”