ABSTRACT
People talk about information need without ever bothering to define it. Sometimes there are very good reasons for not doing so, for when definitions are provided, they are often vague or highly complex in nature-clouding further some already muddy water, and really serve very little practical use. Despite years of academic debate and much intellectual borrowing from other disciplines, like management and psychology, not a lot has emerged that would aid the practitioner in their day-to-day information needs deliberations.
