Year: 1999
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Suppose you find yourself in the following situation: Your nephew collects pictures of aeroplanes. He misses only one picture: that of an Antonov AN2. You want to get him that picture. What medium would you choose to find an answer to this question? Would you search the Internet, pick up the telephone, or go to a library? The success of new media depends on the degree to which they fulfil user needs. In this research media choice is explained from characteristics of the information need such as topicality, uniqueness, and interactivity, and characteristics of the user such as (physical and cognitive) accessibility. This research offers a method to find out what information needs are fulfilled with what media. Making the right match will increase the chances for success for new media.
Author: Lidwien van de Wijngaert
Institution: Utrecht University
Language: English
Subfield: Communication
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2143212211