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Kamala, Peter Nasiema, Christa Wingard, and Christo Cronje. "Users’ corporate environmental information needs." South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences 19, no. 4 (November 25, 2016): 579–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v19i4.1312.

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Most listed South African companies appear to have embarked on environmental reporting without enquiring what the users’ needs are. If users’ needs are not determined prior to reporting, it is unlikely that the resulting reports will meet those needs. Using a questionnaire, this study investigated the environmental information needs of South African users of environmental reports. The study was deemed necessary to unveil users’ preferences which, if incorporated in reports, could enhance their perceived decisionusefulness, thus increasing readership. The results of the survey revealed that users need balanced environmental information that identifies and describes key, relevant issues and that is both specific and accurate. In addition, users need future-oriented information that identifies and addresses key stakeholders’ concerns, and which demonstrates the integration of environmental issues into core business processes. Furthermore the information should be summarised in an integrated annual report and posted on a company’s website. Based on its findings, this study recommends that standard setters and regulators should recognise that both financial and non-financial users need decision-useful environmental reports. Disclosure standards and regulations should therefore be amended to accommodate this reality.
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Brewer, Michael J., Annette Hollingshead, Jenny Dissen, Najimah Jones, and Laura F. Webster. "User Needs for Weather and Climate Information: 2019 NCEI Users’ Conference." Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society 101, no. 5 (May 1, 2020): E645—E649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/bams-d-19-0323.1.

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Kebede, Gashaw. "The changing information needs of users in electronic information environments." Electronic Library 20, no. 1 (February 2002): 14–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/02640470210418227.

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Slashcheva, N. A., S. A. Vlasova, and N. V. Mironova. "The information needs of users of scientific libraries." Scientific and Technical Information Processing 38, no. 4 (October 2011): 258–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3103/s0147688211040034.

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Liu, Rey-Long, and Wan-Jung Lin. "Mining for interactive identification of users’ information needs." Information Systems 28, no. 7 (October 2003): 815–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0306-4379(02)00100-x.

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James, D. T. D. "Potential users' needs for information about expert systems." Applied Ergonomics 21, no. 3 (September 1990): 227–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-6870(90)90006-j.

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Dygaszewicz, Janusz, and Krystyna Podedworna. "Diagnosing the needs of users of statistical information." Wiadomości Statystyczne. The Polish Statistician 60, no. 12 (December 28, 2015): 36–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0014.8255.

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This article presents a methodology to anticipate the needs of users, which describes the objectives, scope and mode of collecting information and its development and use. Diagnosing the user needs is defined as a process supported by appropriate IT tools, implemented in a systematic and planned manner, using all available data sources. The use of the results of the diagnosis in the next stages of statistical work will allow to customize the information offer to the expectations of customers while maintaining maximum flexibility when dealing with larger volumes of information, and thereby ensure the high reference quality of statistical information.
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A. Kalisdha, A. Kalisdha. "Information Need and Information Seeking Behavior of Users in a Library and Information System." International Journal of Scientific Research 2, no. 11 (June 1, 2012): 274–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778179/nov2013/87.

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Macewan, Bonnie. "Understanding users’ needs and making collections choices." Library Collections, Acquisitions, and Technical Services 23, no. 3 (September 1999): 315–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1464-9055(99)00039-1.

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Macewan, Bonnie. "Understanding users’ needs and making collections choices." Library Collections, Acquisitions, & Technical Services 23, no. 3 (September 1999): 315–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14649055.1999.10765582.

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Lee, Jesse Han-Leng. "Identifying users' information needs: A case of SIDC library." School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/105258.

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The Securities Industry Development Centre (SIDC) is the education and training arm of the Securities Commission (SC), and the SIDC Library serves both SC staff and the securities industry. The SIDC Library is a specialised library that has its resources focused on the capital market. Identifying usersâ information needs is a first step towards analysing the information needs of SIDC Library members and the SC staff. The study was motivated by the fact that an analysis of information needs help identify the SIDC Library resources for further development to ensure the delivery of information services matches usersâ needs. In this paper, we would like to share a study that was conducted to analyse how the SIDC Library services were tailored to meet the information needs of users. By studying this aspect, we will be able to see how the library defines and classifies its user types, and addresses issues impacting information services through proper operation planning and practices. The respondents for this paper were mainly SIDC Library members and SC staff. The result of the study is based on a collection of survey questionnaires, personal interviews and records of user requests for documents. From this study, a profile of user information needs was established; enabling the library management to identify, support and provide an efficient delivery mechanism for meeting usersâ information needs. This study helped SIDC librarians identify the kind of information that was needed and generated, and to support those which are not readily available by further developing a comprehensive new subject/collection of SIDC Library information resources. This will also provide an insight into the users' expectations on content resources and services of the SIDC Library, as well as for developing library user education programmes. Thus, the study of usersâ information needs is one tool that enables SIDC Librarians to discover, evaluate, implement, maintain and improve its management of information resources.
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Caiafa, M. M. "Information needs along the journey chain : users' perspective about bus system." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2010. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/20445/.

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Buses constitute the main public transport mode in most cities of the world. Accessible Bus Systems are defined as systems that are easy to use. However accessible the infrastructure may be, it is unlikely to provide access if people cannot know about it. Therefore it is essential to have comprehensive and accessible information systems which describe the bus systems during all the stages of the journey. There is a widespread understanding amongst researchers that Information Systems can increase the efficiency of the system and that they should be oriented to meet bus users’ needs. However, existing information systems largely ignore the user’s point of view, in special the requirement of the disabled users. This thesis describes a methodology developed to investigate the problem of using information during a journey by bus in real conditions taking into account the (un)familiarity of the area in study and the individual’s previous knowledge of information system. Two main aspects are identified — the “Required Environment Capability” (the physical, social and psychological environment conditions) and the “Individual Capability Provided” (the individual ability in physical, sensorial and cognitive terms) to plan and execute a journey by bus in an unfamiliar environment. Because of the multidisciplinary aspect of the theme this study uses approaches from different fields of research to construct a methodology to understand individual information use. Based on the principles of Single Case Analysis adapted by adding the concept of the Capabilities Model (CM) (which explores interactions between individual and environment), the combined SCA/CM approach was employed to construct the INFOChain experiment. A set of information pieces were developed for the experiment, delivering Accessibility- Issues (AI-type) information in order to help older people to plan and execute different bus journeys in two different cities: London/UK and Brasilia/BR. General results have shown that although the AI-Type of information is considered important by older people, it needs more than simple expositions to actually take advantages of the information and be able to help disabled users.
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Sambo, Precious Kholomile. "Investigating information needs of library users : a case of Bushbuckridge Community Library." Thesis, University of Limpopo, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/2253.

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Thesis (M.Inf.) --University of Limpopo, 2018
The purpose of this research is to investigate the information needs of rural communities in Bushbuckridge. Investing information of communities is vital because information plays an important role in enabling communities to meet their development needs, such as employment, education, health, safety, food security, and leisure. Libraries are therefore instrumental in helping library users to meet these needs. The study utilised triangulated (quantitative) and (qualitative) research methods. Participants in this study included 100 library users, four librarians and one library manager drawn from four local libraries through a combination of random (probability) and purposive (non-probability) sampling. The quantitative part of the study i.e. survey measured the perceptions of users on library services through questionnaires, while unstructured interviews elicited the experiences of librarians in addressing the information needs of library users in the four libraries of Bushbuckridge. Findings from the survey revealed, inter alia, that: most (65%) users had access to library services, although high travelling costs were a major barrier for those living in remote villages; a large number of users (60%) still depended on librarians to help them find information, while a growing number of users (33% had begun using computers and the internet to meet their information needs; the most important reasons for using the library were: assignments, study and careers, and, the majority of users in all four libraries were generally satisfied with the quality of the services rendered, although significant improvements were required in the supply of materials and water. Findings from interviews with librarians demonstrated that significant steps had been taken to address information needs of users across the four libraries. Common examples include: books and materials; computers and internet services; study groups; user training, and outreach programmes – although these were hampered by shortage of staff and vehicles. Cross-cutting problems included delays in purchasing of library materials; shortage of water and low perceptions about the benefits of library services in the community. In light of these results, it was concluded that information needs of library users had been partially met, with greater room for improvement in areas like human resources, information technology, transport and procurement systems and processes. The research findings have demonstrated that if provided well, library information services may help reduce the challenges of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment in this area. In light of these findings, the study recommended, inter alia, that the skills of library staff along with procurement systems and processes be upgraded in order to satisfy the information needs of library users in the study area. The study further recommended that outreach programmes be scaled up to increase awareness in the community about the role and benefits of library services in facilitating community development, particularly in Bushbuckridge where challenges of illiteracy, poverty and unemployment continue unabated.
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Sundara, Murthy Svati. "Understanding Decision-Making Needs of Open Government Data Users." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1627667326796477.

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McMillan, Tyson DeShaun. "Web Information Behaviors of Users Interacting with a Metadata Navigator." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc407784/.

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The web information behaviors of users as they interacted with a metadata navigator, the Personal Information (PI) Agent, and reflected upon their interaction experiences were studied. The process included studying the complete iterative (repeated) cycle of information needs, information seeking, and information use of users interacting with an internet-based prototype metadata PI Agent tool. Detlor’s theory of web information behaviors of organizational users was utilized as a theoretical foundation for studying human-information interactions via the PI Agent tool. The qualitative research design allowed for the use of triangulation within the context of a one-group pretest-posttest design. Triangulation occurred in three phases: (a) observe, (b) collect, and (c) reflect. Observations were made as participants solved three problem situations. Participants’ computer log and print screen data were collected, and follow-up interviews were conducted once all posttest sessions ended to enable users to reflect on their experiences. The three triangulation phases ensured saturation of data and greater depth regarding the participants’ information behaviors. Content analysis occurred via exploratory pattern analysis using the posttest Problem Steps Recorder (PSR) log data and on the six interviewees’ follow-up interview data. Users engaged in iterative cycles of information needs, information seeking, and information use to resolve the presented problem situations. The participants utilized the PI Agent tool iteratively to eliminate their knowledge gaps regarding the presented problem situations. This study was the first to use PSR log data for capturing evidence of the iterative search process as defined by Detlor. The implications for best practices were inspired by participant feedback, and recommendations for further study are made.
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Beaudoin, Joan Elizabeth Abels Eileen G. "An investigation of image users across professions : a framework of their image needs, retrieval and use /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1860/3160.

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Chen, Yi-Fan. "Design a mobile augmented reality system to facilitate users' companionship needs." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1512043503277673.

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Abbas, Nada. "Information needs of gravel roads stakeholders : A case study to elicit the requirements of future users of a cloud-based information system." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-97314.

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Within any ecosystem, information needs are shared to be fulfilled and to support the ecosystem in a way or another. They are vital for designing appropriate information systems that will provide those needs. In this thesis, the gravel road ecosystem is studied, where efficient information sharing is not enabled due to the lack of appropriate information systems. Thus,when focusing on the gravel roads ecosystem, information plays a crucial role regarding the maintenance acts upon these roads. Moreover, not enough literature investigates theinformation needs of gravel roads stakeholders with the aim to improve the maintenance ofthese roads. Therefore, this thesis intends to elicit information needs of gravel road stakeholders by performing an exploratory case study. The case study forms a part of an ongoing project with the goal to build a cloud-based information system for a sustainable gravel road maintenance. Data were collected through telephone- and online-based interviews with several key stakeholders in Sweden and were thereafter structured through template analysis. The major findings were a set of information needs and several needed sensors within the pre-mentioned information system. This thesis concluded that the future cloud-based information system in the ongoing project is a useful system for sharing vital information among future gravel roads stakeholders, considering the variety of needed information that affects the maintenance of the gravel roads.
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Powell, John Antony. "Consumers and information : an assessment of the health information needs of mental healthcare users and the role of the Internet." Thesis, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London), 2004. http://researchonline.lshtm.ac.uk/682324/.

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Background Significant resources are used to produce health information but little is known about consumer information needs, particularly in mental healthcare. The Internet is increasingly being used, particularly for mental health topics. Methods Literature reviews in the areas of health information needs and the role of the Internet in healthcare; in-depth interviews to explore the experience of mental health users with health information and with the Internet; and a population survey to investigate the interview findings and provide generalisable data on information needs. Results There is very little existing research in the area of mental health information needs. Much of the literature around consumer use of the Internet for health information focuses on issues of quality and access. The most common information needs were: what the problem is; what treatments are available; how to help oneself; where to get help from; what has caused the problem; and the future course of the problem. The sources of information considered most accurate and most likely to be used were general practitioners and mental health professionals. The Internet was not ranked highly for accuracy, but was one of the sources likely to be used. The presence of mental health distress was significantly associated with the use of the Internet for mental health information, after adjustment for age, sex and educational level. Another need is to hear about the experience of others, and this was a particular role for the Internet. This need can be subdivided into 'universality', 'installation of hope', and 'empathy and understanding'. Conclusions and implications Mental healthcare users are poorly served by current health information provision. The results provide support for a stronger practitioner-patient partnership. Policymakers should address the needs identified in this work, including the need to hear about other people's experience. Further research investigating health-related use of the Internet is required.
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Whyte, Grafton A. "Understanding user perceptions of successful information systems." Thesis, Cranfield University, 1994. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.260374.

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Books on the topic "Information needs of users"

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Prasad, H. N. Information needs and users. Varanasi: Indian Bibliographic Centre, 1992.

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King, David. Unmet needs of ILLINET users. Springfield, Ill: Illinois State Library, 1987.

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Yates-Mercer, Penelope A. Information needs of rural users: An update. [London]: British Library Research and Innovation Centre, 1998.

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Landers, Dońal M. Hospital information systems: Are clinical end-users needs being satisfied? Dublin: University College Dublin, 1992.

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Pejtersen, Annelise Mark. The Book House: Modelling users' needs and search strategies as a basis for system design. Roskilde, Denmark: Risø National Laboratory, 1989.

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Albers, Michael J. Communication of complex information: User goals and information needs for dynamic Web information. Mahwah, N.J: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Pub., 2005.

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Hollywood, John S. Supplying information: Managing information networks to meet user and mission needs. Santa Monica, CA: RAND, 2003.

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Ridgway, Jim. Research needs for educational uses of information technology. Lancaster: ESRC-ITE Programme, Department of Psychology, University of Lancaster, 1986.

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American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Special Committee on Financial Reporting. The information needs of investors and creditors: A report on the AICPA Special Committee's study of the information needs of today's users of financial reporting. New York, N.Y: AICPA Special Committee on Financial Reporting, 1993.

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National Workshop for Stakeholders and End-Users of Botanical Information and Herbaria (1st 2002 National Herbarium, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa). Addressing the needs of the users of botanical information: Proceedings of a National Workshop for Stakeholders and End-Users of Botanical Information and Herbaria : National Herbarium, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 6-8 February 2002. Pretoria, South Africa: Southern African Botanical Diversity Network, 2002.

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Book chapters on the topic "Information needs of users"

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Crestani, Fabio, Stefano Mizzaro, and Ivan Scagnetto. "Users and Information Needs." In Mobile Information Retrieval, 33–44. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60777-1_5.

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Nardelli, Maria, Mariateresa Azzolini, Gabriella Gabutti, Maura Moggia, and Fulvia Sirocco. "Changing Users’ Attitudes Towards Information." In Libraries without Limits: Changing Needs — Changing Roles, 23–25. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4621-0_5.

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Beauxis-Aussalet, Emma, and Lynda Hardman. "User Information Needs." In Fish4Knowledge: Collecting and Analyzing Massive Coral Reef Fish Video Data, 19–30. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30208-9_2.

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Wales, J. L. "Long term needs of large users of patent information." In Chemical Information 2, 81–88. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-85872-7_9.

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Bhatia, Sumit, Debapriyo Majumdar, and Nitish Aggarwal. "Proactive Information Retrieval: Anticipating Users’ Information Need." In Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 874–77. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-30671-1_84.

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Vilar, Polona, and Alenka Šauperl. "Archival Literacy: Different Users, Different Information Needs, Behaviour and Skills." In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 149–59. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14136-7_16.

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Alfonseca, Enrique, and Pilar Rodríguez. "Modelling Users’ Interests and Needs for an Adaptive Online Information System." In User Modeling 2003, 76–80. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44963-9_11.

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Coleti, Thiago Adriano, Marcelo Morandini, and Pedro Luiz Pizzigatti Correa. "A Survey for Monitoring the Users’ Profile and Information Technology Needs in Biodiversity Information Systems." In Design, User Experience, and Usability: Novel User Experiences, 549–59. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-40355-7_52.

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Vassilakaki, Evgenia, Emmanouel Garoufallou, Frances Johnson, and R. J. Hartley. "An Exploration of Users’ Needs for Multilingual Information Retrieval and Access." In Communications in Computer and Information Science, 249–58. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24129-6_22.

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Mohan, Kunal, and Frederik Ahlemann. "What Methodology Attributes Are Critical for Potential Users? Understanding the Effect of Human Needs." In Advanced Information Systems Engineering, 314–28. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-21640-4_24.

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Conference papers on the topic "Information needs of users"

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Chvanova, Marina S., Marina V. Khramova, and Elena N. Pitsik. "Investigation of internet influence on users social needs." In 2017 International Conference "Quality Management,Transport and Information Security, Information Technologies" (IT&QM&IS). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/itmqis.2017.8085908.

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Onorati, Teresa, Alessio Malizia, Paloma Díaz, and Ignacio Aedo. "USERS NEEDS FOR COLLABORATIVE MANAGEMENT IN EMERGENCY INFORMATION SYSTEMS." In 11th International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems. SCITEPRESS - Science and Technology Publications, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.5220/0001984200480054.

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Heimonen, Tomi. "Information needs and practices of active mobile Internet users." In the 6th International Conference. New York, New York, USA: ACM Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1710035.1710085.

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Vaughan, Meagan R., Carolyn C. Seepersad, and Richard H. Crawford. "Creation of Empathic Lead Users From Non-Users via Simulated Lead User Experiences." In ASME 2014 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2014-35052.

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Customer Needs Analysis (CNA) is a common method used to help non-user designers to identify latent user needs. However, efforts by engineers in developed countries to conduct CNA with lead users from developing countries is complicated by differences in culture, geographical location, and language among participants. To overcome these issues, we present in this paper an alternative strategy to create Empathic Lead Users (ELU) from non-user product design engineers through the use of simulated lead user experiences. The strategy for creating ELU includes two exercises to build empathic understanding of the needs of lead users. The problem selected for this case study was to improve lower-limb prosthetics for amputees in developing countries. The first exercise was an academic, lecture-style training session — based on videos, photos, and literature — to build understanding of the needs of amputees worldwide and in a particular developing country, Bolivia. The second exercise simulated the experiences of lead users by allowing participants to don, ambulate, and doff a mock-prosthetic limb. Each participant was interviewed before, between, and after the experiences and customer needs were interpreted from their responses. For comparison, lead users in Bolivia and typical users in the United States were similarly interviewed and customer needs interpreted from their responses. The ELU participants were able to identify a majority of the lead user group’s needs and the traditional user group’s needs, 95% and 95% respectively. Further, by completing a CNA with the ELU group, there was a 100% increase in the number of latent needs that could be utilized in future design efforts in this study, relative to the 5 latent needs identified by the lead users themselves. As a result of this study, it appears that customer needs analysis with ELU helps to identify more latent needs, and possibly more avenues for product innovations, than interviewing lead or traditional users alone.
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Berget, Gerd. ""Information Needs of the End Users Have Never Been Discussed"." In CHIIR '20: Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval. New York, NY, USA: ACM, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3343413.3377953.

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Hannukainen, Pia, and Katja Hölttä-Otto. "Identifying Customer Needs: Disabled Persons as Lead Users." In ASME 2006 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASME, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2006-99043.

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LeBlanc, D., Y. Ahmed, S. Selouani, Y. Bouslimani, and H. Hamam. "Computer Interface by Gesture and Voice for Users with Special Needs." In 2006 Innovations in Information Technology. IEEE, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/innovations.2006.301968.

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Cho, Hyerim, Marc L. Schmalz, Stephen A. Keating, and Jin Ha Lee. "Information Needs for Anime Recommendation: Analyzing Anime Users' Online Forum Queries." In 2017 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL). IEEE, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/jcdl.2017.7991602.

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Zhang, Yuan, Nan Tu, and Shuai Zhang. "Applying Kano's model in usability engineering to understand users' needs." In International Conference of Information Science and Management Engineering. Southampton, UK: WIT Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.2495/isme20142272.

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Wald, L., and T. Ranchin. "The ARSIS concept in image fusion: an answer to users needs." In Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference of Information Fusion. IEEE, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icif.2003.177442.

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Reports on the topic "Information needs of users"

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Kules, Bill. Investigation of Exploratory Information Needs and Information-Seeking Scenarios of DTIC End-Users. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, April 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada536826.

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Badalamente, R., G. Anzelon, S. Deland, and R. Whiteson. End user needs for enhanced IAEA Safeguards Information Management Capabilities. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), July 1994. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10172009.

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Altamirano, Álvaro, and Nicole Amaral. A Skills Taxonomy for LAC: Lessons Learned and a Roadmap for Future Users. Inter-American Development Bank, November 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0002898.

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This note brings together lessons from the IDBs and other institutions efforts to adapt a skills taxonomy for Latin America and the Caribbean countries. These efforts have focused primarily on the ability to gather and make use of labor market information on skills demand from non-traditional data sources like online job vacancies. Most of these efforts have used the European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations (ESCO) taxonomy to underpin the identification and classification of skills. This note is intended to be a starting point and set of considerations for policymakers who may be considering, or already embarking on, similar efforts to use ESCO or other taxonomical structures to help better analyze, understand and use skills-level information for decision making. It also seeks to motivate the need for additional classification systems that help governments take stock of its citizens skills in increasingly complex and rapidly changing labor markets.
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Hanson, D. J., L. W. Ward, W. R. Nelson, and O. R. Meyer. Accident management information needs. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/7160766.

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Hanson, D. J., L. W. Ward, W. R. Nelson, and O. R. Meyer. Accident management information needs. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), April 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/7077752.

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Curlee, T. R., S. Das, R. Lee, and D. Trumble. Advanced materials: Information and analysis needs. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), September 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6567025.

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Muenzen, Jeanne L. Graphic Information Presentation System (GIPSY) Users Manual. Fort Belvoir, VA: Defense Technical Information Center, February 1991. http://dx.doi.org/10.21236/ada238830.

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Higgins, Paul. Climate Information Needs for Financial Decision Making. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), November 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/1113796.

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Lynch, Nickilyn. Assessing federal and commercial information security needs. Gaithersburg, MD: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1992. http://dx.doi.org/10.6028/nist.ir.4976.

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Petrosky, Charlie, William J. Kinney, and Mike Rowe. Columbia River Coordinated Information System (CIS); Information Needs, 1992 Technical Report. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), May 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/10165296.

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