Information Uncertainty
Uncertainty is the degree to which available choices or the
outcomes of possible alternatives are free from constraints
How is this realated to
- experience curve
- learning curve
- Improvement curve
William J. Paisley moved from information needs/uses toward
strong guidelines for information system. He studied the
theories of information-processing behavior that will generate
propositions concerning channel selection; amount of seeking;
effects on productivity of information quality, quantity,
currency, and diversity; the role of motivational and
personality factors, etc. He investigated a concentric
conceptual framework for user research. In the framework, he
places the information users at the centre of ten systems,
which are:
The scientist within his culture. The scientist within a
political system. The scientist within a membership group. The
scientist within a reference group. The scientist within an
invisible college. The scientist within a formal organization.
The scientist within a work team. The scientist within his own
head. The scientist within a legal/economical system. The
scientist within a formal.