Idea Tactics

Marcia J. Bates

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979, vol. 30, issue 5, 280-289

Abstract: An information search tactic is a move made to further a search. In this article, 17 “idea tactics” are presented: tactics to help generate new ideas or solutions to problems in information searching. The focus of these tactics is psychological; they are intended to help improve the information specialist's thinking and creative processes in searching. The tactics are applicable to all kinds of situations—both bibliographic and reference searches, and in both manual and online systems. Research leads for the study of idea tactics are suggested, and experimental design problems associated with the testing of all sorts of search tactics are discussed.

Date: 1979
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