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Wilson, Patrick – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1973
Situationally relevant items of information are those that answer, or logically help to answer, questions of concern. Significant situationally relevant information is explained in terms of changes of view in relation to questions of concern. It is claimed that situational relevance is an explication of the ordinary notion of practical relevance.…
Descriptors: Information Processing, Information Systems, Information Theory, Relevance (Information Retrieval)
Fugmann, Robert – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1973
The personal literature search of a scientist is strongly governed by subjective influences. If he delegates his query, he must be aware of the problems emanating from this subjectivity. The information scientist, on the other hand, must consider the subjective character of the fundamental notions of information and order. (33 references)…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Scientists, Information Seeking, Information Systems
