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    Actively Searching for Hazards Information

    Source: Natural Hazards Review:;2004:;Volume ( 005 ):;issue: 001
    Author:
    Sarah Michaels
    ,
    Wanda Headley
    DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2004)5:1(10)
    Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
    Abstract: Much of the hazards literature on information transfer focuses on how individuals passively acquire hazards information by monitoring what comes across their desks and computer screens. This paper highlights a complementary information search strategy in which individuals pull or actively seek out the information they need. This research examines the affiliations of those who have been proactive in contacting the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center over a 20-year span. Until 2000/2001 requests from university-affiliated individuals exceeded those from people with other affiliations. There has been an increase in the number of information requests from unaffiliated individuals and from people outside the United States. A survey of a subset of those who have requested information from the Hazards Center highlights the importance of knowledgeable personal contacts and the World Wide Web for identifying the center as a source for information. It is vital for organizations committed to the distribution of timely, appropriate hazards-related information to effectively service the needs of a proactive, amorphous assemblage of hazards information seekers.
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    contributor authorSarah Michaels
    contributor authorWanda Headley
    date accessioned2017-05-08T21:31:23Z
    date available2017-05-08T21:31:23Z
    date copyrightFebruary 2004
    date issued2004
    identifier other%28asce%291527-6988%282004%295%3A1%2810%29.pdf
    identifier urihttp://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/54730
    description abstractMuch of the hazards literature on information transfer focuses on how individuals passively acquire hazards information by monitoring what comes across their desks and computer screens. This paper highlights a complementary information search strategy in which individuals pull or actively seek out the information they need. This research examines the affiliations of those who have been proactive in contacting the Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center over a 20-year span. Until 2000/2001 requests from university-affiliated individuals exceeded those from people with other affiliations. There has been an increase in the number of information requests from unaffiliated individuals and from people outside the United States. A survey of a subset of those who have requested information from the Hazards Center highlights the importance of knowledgeable personal contacts and the World Wide Web for identifying the center as a source for information. It is vital for organizations committed to the distribution of timely, appropriate hazards-related information to effectively service the needs of a proactive, amorphous assemblage of hazards information seekers.
    publisherAmerican Society of Civil Engineers
    titleActively Searching for Hazards Information
    typeJournal Paper
    journal volume5
    journal issue1
    journal titleNatural Hazards Review
    identifier doi10.1061/(ASCE)1527-6988(2004)5:1(10)
    treeNatural Hazards Review:;2004:;Volume ( 005 ):;issue: 001
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