Science · Information Needs and User Studies

Match each scholar with their specific conceptual contribution to defining information need: A. Paisley (1968) - 1. Information need is an objective need oriented toward particular tasks and problems, not a psychological state of mind B. Rawley and Turner (1978) - 2. Information need encompasses any piece of recorded or unrecorded information a scholar may need for study, teaching, and research C. Forsetlund and Bjorndal (2001) - 3. Information need is any stimulus that reduces uncertainty in a decision-making process D. Chen and Hernon (1982) - 4. Information need arises whenever individuals find themselves in a situation requiring knowledge to deal with a situation