Business Information: from Need to Service

پژوهشنامه کتابداری و اطلاع رسانی

Article 12, Volume 9, Issue 1 - Serial Number 17, October 2019, Pages 221-241   

Document Type: مقالات مروری

DOI: 10.22067/riis.v0i0.60371

Authors

Rouhallah Khademi^* ; Gholamreza Heidari; Zahed Bigdeli; Babak Mokhtari

Shahid Chamran University

Abstract

Introduction: Humans always have information needs. Several factors cause the information need. Context is one of them. Complicated and changing context of business has resulted in creating business information needs and so providing business information services. This paper reviews and introduces these concepts in order to open a new path for information professions.
Methodology: This paper is a literature review.
Findings: Different aspects of business information, as well as needs, resources and services of business information and the role information and knowledge professions may have in this domain are shown and explained.
Conclusion: Today, the role and importance of business information and business information services has been determined worldwide in a way that it is needed for designing business information services. The information professionals can enter these areas in a way that they can have practical and fundamental roles and consequently, promote their social situations.

Keywords

Business Information; Business Information Need; Business Information services; Information professionals

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