## Introduction As is well known, every living organism has needs, the satisfaction of which is necessary for maintaining the organism's life and for its development. This applies especially to human beings. Any conscious activity in the last analysis is directed towards the satisfaction of needs
Model for determination of the information needs of user in adjustable documentary information retrieval systems
β Scribed by V. M. Driyanskii; G. V. Zhogov
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 526 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-8337
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