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An official website of the United States government.

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites always use a .gov or .mil domain. Before sharing sensitive information online, make sure you're on a .gov or .mil site by inspecting your browser's address (or "location") bar.

This site is also protected by an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificate that's been signed by the U.S. government. The https:// means all transmitted data is encrypted - in other words, any information or browsing history that you provide is transmitted securely.

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U.S. Department of Agriculture

information needs

Definition: A state or process started when one perceives that there is a gap between the information and knowledge available to solve a problem and the actual solution of the problem.
Definition Source: Miranda, S. V. and Tarapanoff, K. M. A. 2008. Information needs and information competencies: a case study of the off-site supervision of financial institutions in Brazil. Information Research, Vol. 13, no .2.
Spanish: necesidades de información

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