A PRINCIPLE OF UNCERTAINTY FOR INFORMATION-SEEKING
- 30 November 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald in Journal of Documentation
- Vol. 49 (4), 339-355
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026918
Abstract
This paper proposes an uncertainty principle for information seeking. The principle is based on the results of a series of studies conducted by the author into the user's perspective of the information search process. A basic principle of uncertainty is elaborated by six corollaries. The principle is proposed to explain the constructive process of information seeking and use bringing affective considerations to what has usually been regarded as a cognitive process.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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