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information need

individual or group's desire to locate and obtain information to satisfy a conscious or unconscious need
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information need

Summary

information need ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • information need is a type of uncertainty[2].
  • information need is a type of need[3].
  • information need comprises question[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include uncertainty[2] and need[3].

Use and Application

information need comprises question[4].

Why It Matters

information need ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (58 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

uncertainty

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). information need. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/information-need
MLA “information need.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/information-need.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_information-need_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{information need}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/information-need}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): information need — https://4ort.xyz/entity/information-need (retrieved 2026-04-11)

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → uncertainty, need
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Has part(s) → question
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2963, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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