Notion of Relevance in Information Science : Springer International Publishing AG : 9783031011740 : 06 Sep 2016 : Everybody knows what relevance is. It is a "ya'know" notion, concept, idea?no need to explain whatsoever. Searching for relevant information using information technology (IT) became a ubiquitous activity in contemporary information society. Relevant information means information that pertains to the matter or problem at hand?it is directly connected with effective communication. The purpose of this book is to trace the evolution and with it the history of thinking and research on relevance in information science and related fields from the human point of view. The objective is to synthesize what we have learned about relevance in several decades of investigation about the notion in information science. This book deals with how people deal with relevance?it does not cover how systems deal with relevance; it does not deal with algorithms. Spurred by advances in information re