Types of Lexicographical Information Needs and their Relevance for Information Science

Q3 Social Sciences

Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Pub Date : 2017-01-01 DOI:10.1633/JISTAP.2017.5.3.2

H. Bergenholtz, Heidi Agerbo

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Abstract

In some situations, you need information in order to solve a problem that has occurred. In information science, user needs are often described through very specific examples rather than through a classification of situation types in which information needs occur. Furthermore, information science often describes general human needs, typically with a reference to Maslow`s classification of needs (1954), instead of actual information needs. Lexicography has also focused on information needs, but has developed a more abstract classification of types of information needs, though (until more recent research into lexicographical functions) with a particular interest in linguistic uncertainties and the lack of knowledge and skills in relation to one or several languages. In this article, we suggest a classification of information needs in which a tripartition has been made according to the different types of situations: communicative needs, cognitive needs, and operative needs. This is a classification that is relevant and useful in general in our modern information society and therefore also relevant for information science, including lexicography.

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词典学信息需求的类型及其与信息科学的相关性

在某些情况下，您需要信息来解决已经发生的问题。在信息科学中，用户需求通常通过非常具体的例子来描述，而不是通过信息需求发生的情况类型分类来描述。此外，信息科学经常描述一般的人类需求，通常参考马斯洛的需求分类(1954)，而不是实际的信息需求。词典编纂也关注信息需求，但对信息需求类型进行了更抽象的分类，尽管(直到最近对词典编纂功能的研究)对语言的不确定性和缺乏与一种或几种语言相关的知识和技能特别感兴趣。在这篇文章中，我们提出了一种信息需求的分类，其中根据不同类型的情况进行了三重划分:交际需求，认知需求和操作需求。这是一个与现代信息社会相关且有用的分类，因此也与信息科学相关，包括词典编纂。

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Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Social Sciences-Library and Information Sciences

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1.10

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： The Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice (JISTaP) is an international journal that aims at publishing original studies, review papers and brief communications on information science theory and practice. The journal provides an international forum for practical as well as theoretical research in the interdisciplinary areas of information science, such as information processing and management, knowledge organization, scholarly communication and bibliometrics. To foster scholarly communication among researchers and practitioners of library and information science around the globe, JISTaP offers a no-fee open access publishing venue where a team of dedicated editors, reviewers and staff members volunteer their services to ensure rapid dissemination and communication of scholarly works that make significant contributions. In a modern society, where information production and consumption grow at an astronomical rate, the science of information management, organization, and analysis is invaluable in effective utilization of information. The key objective of the journal is to foster research that can contribute to advancements and innovations in the theory and practice of information and library science so as to promote timely application of the findings from scientific investigations to everyday life. Recognizing the importance of the global perspective with understanding of region-specific issues, JISTaP encourages submissions of manuscripts that discuss global implications of regional findings as well as regional implications of global findings.