Uncertainty: Multiple Manifestations of Information Needs

The principle of uncertainty in quantum physics changed the attitude towards self and existence. Uncertainty exists in many human activities and various factors cause uncertainty in individuals. The purpose of this paper was to study the uncertainty and information needs and the relationship between these two variables.

This paper is a literature review and the concepts are clarified by examining texts related to uncertainty and information needs

In this paper, the effects of uncertainty on information acquisition, information need and information behavior were examined. Fuzzy logic has been proposed as a way to reduce uncertainty in the information retrieval system.

Uncertainty is closely related to the concept of information. The most fundamental aspect of this relationship is that the occurrence of uncertainty in the problem-solving conditions is due to changes in the cognitive status of individuals, or the existence of incomplete, contradictory, unreliable and vague information in them and uncertainty can be controlled as much as possible by obtaining appropriate and timely information. Also, uncertainty has not always been a negative aspect of various studies, but it can sometimes lead to creativity and innovation