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ERIC Number: EJ499860
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0306-4573
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Task Complexity Affects Information Seeking and Use.
Bystrom, Katriina; Jarvelin, Kalervo
Information Processing & Management, v31 n2 p191-213 Mar-Apr 1995
The relationships of task complexity, necessary information types, information channels and sources are analyzed at the task level on the basis of a qualitative investigation. Data were collected in a public administration setting, and the findings indicate systematic and logical relationships among the factors analyzed. (54 references) (Author/JKP)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Problem Solving, Public Administration, Qualitative Research, Task Analysis, User Needs (Information)
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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