Relevance: a review of and a framework for the thinking on the notion in information science

Volume: 26, Issue: 6, Pages: 143 - 165
Published: Dec 1, 1997
Abstract
Information science emerged as the third subject, along with logic and philosophy, to deal with relevance-an elusive, human notion. The concern with relevance, as a key notion in information science, is traced to the problems of scientific communication. Relevance is considered as a measure of the effectiveness of a contact between a source and a destination in a communication process. The different views of relevance that emerged are...
Paper Details
Title
Relevance: a review of and a framework for the thinking on the notion in information science
Published Date
Dec 1, 1997
Volume
26
Issue
6
Pages
143 - 165
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