The concept of information need and its operationalization in CHIIR research

Katriina Byström; Sanna Kumpulainen; Nils Pharo; Ian Ruthven

doi:10.1145/3627508.3638290

The concept of information need and its operationalization in CHIIR research

Katriina Byström
, Sanna Kumpulainen
, Nils Pharo
, Ian Ruthven

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One of the most utilized concepts in CHIIR research is 'information need', which has been used as part of research designs in both qualitative and quantitative studies, either as an integral element of experiments and evaluations or as an explanatory aspect of information searching. Its definitions and operationalizations are likewise many and they often remain vague hindering the possibility to credibly compare findings. This tutorial will help participants to use the concept more precisely and appropriately in their own research. The tutorial consists of talks by experienced researchers combined with small group and plenary sessions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval
Publisher	ACM
Pages	431-432
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9798400704345
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3627508.3638290
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2024
Publication type	B3 Article in conference proceedings
Event	ACM/SIGIR 2024: CHIIR: Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval - Sheffield, United Kingdom Duration: 10 Mar 2024 → … https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3627508

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Name	CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval

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Conference	ACM/SIGIR 2024
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Sheffield
Period	10/03/24 → …
Internet address	https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3627508

Keywords

Contextual information seeking
Information need
Task-based information searching
User studies

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Human-Computer Interaction
Information Systems
Information Systems and Management
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

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Byström, K., Kumpulainen, S., Pharo, N., & Ruthven, I. (2024). The concept of information need and its operationalization in CHIIR research. In CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval (pp. 431-432). (CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval). ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3627508.3638290

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Byström, K, Kumpulainen, S, Pharo, N & Ruthven, I 2024, The concept of information need and its operationalization in CHIIR research. in CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval. CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval, ACM, pp. 431-432, ACM/SIGIR 2024, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 10/03/24. https://doi.org/10.1145/3627508.3638290

The concept of information need and its operationalization in CHIIR research. / Byström, Katriina; Kumpulainen, Sanna; Pharo, Nils et al.
CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval. ACM, 2024. p. 431-432 (CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval).

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Byström K, Kumpulainen S, Pharo N, Ruthven I. The concept of information need and its operationalization in CHIIR research. In CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval. ACM. 2024. p. 431-432. (CHIIR 2024 - Proceedings of the 2024 Conference on Human Information Interaction and Retrieval). doi: 10.1145/3627508.3638290

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