Unused Relevant Information in Research and Development.

Wilson, Patrick

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ERIC Number: EJ496579

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Publication Date: 1995

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Unused Relevant Information in Research and Development.

Wilson, Patrick

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v46 n1 p45-51 Jan 1995

Discussion of efficient communication in research and development focuses on the use and nonuse of relevant information. Highlights include information overload and efficiency; nonuse of relevant information as policy; two kinds of overload; and implications for information science. (33 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Efficiency, Information Policy, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Information Utilization, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research and Development

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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