<p>This study aims to evaluate the use of the method Information Demand Analysis (henceforth IDA) against an analysis tool. To gain empirical understanding of IDA, the method will be applied to a cooperation process between two business organisations. The research questions of the study are to investigate what can be required of a method, to identify the information demand for the above mentioned cooperation process, and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the use of IDA.</p><p>Based on a literature study an evaluation framework, which describes what can be required of a method, was developed. The evaluation framework resulted in an analysis tool, which consists of the elements: method content, method user, method context, method validation, the method creator’s requirements, and the wishes and expectations of the business organisations. The use of IDA implied scoping to delimit the problem situation and a workshop to identify the information demand. In order to gain an understanding of the use of the method IDA, and to identify the information demand, the method was applied to a cooperation process between Steel AB and Wood AB. The information demand was later represented in Extended Enterprise Modelling Language (henceforth EEML). Finally, we analysed if and how the elements in the analysis tool were reflected in IDA and identified the strengths and weaknesses of the use of the method.</p><p>The strengths of IDA are that it is general and applicable on different types of business organisations. Furthermore, it has well defined concepts and the possibility of selecting appropriate concepts ensures that it is applicable on different problem situations. The business organisations, which participated in the workshop, found that IDA resulted in a holistic view and increased the understanding for each other. The weaknesses of IDA are lack of documentation of explicitly defined steps, the implications for selecting certain concepts, guidance, and explicitly described notations. Concerning the involved roles, in IDA, we request a description of them, their responsibilities, and the needed knowledge sets and skills for using the method. Since IDA still is under development we had difficulties understanding how our outcome of the method should fulfil the purpose of IDA.</p>

This study aims to evaluate the use of the method Information Demand Analysis (henceforth IDA) against an analysis tool. To gain empirical understanding of IDA, the method will be applied to a cooperation process between two business organisations. The research questions of the study are to investigate what can be required of a method, to identify the information demand for the above mentioned cooperation process, and to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the use of IDA. Based on a literature study an evaluation framework, which describes what can be required of a method, was developed. The evaluation framework resulted in an analysis tool, which consists of the elements: method content, method user, method context, method validation, the method creator’s requirements, and the wishes and expectations of the business organisations. The use of IDA implied scoping to delimit the problem situation and a workshop to identify the information demand. In order to gain an understanding of the use of the method IDA, and to identify the information demand, the method was applied to a cooperation process between Steel AB and Wood AB. The information demand was later represented in Extended Enterprise Modelling Language (henceforth EEML). Finally, we analysed if and how the elements in the analysis tool were reflected in IDA and identified the strengths and weaknesses of the use of the method. The strengths of IDA are that it is general and applicable on different types of business organisations. Furthermore, it has well defined concepts and the possibility of selecting appropriate concepts ensures that it is applicable on different problem situations. The business organisations, which participated in the workshop, found that IDA resulted in a holistic view and increased the understanding for each other. The weaknesses of IDA are lack of documentation of explicitly defined steps, the implications for selecting certain concepts, guidance, and explicitly described notations. Concerning the involved roles, in IDA, we request a description of them, their responsibilities, and the needed knowledge sets and skills for using the method. Since IDA still is under development we had difficulties understanding how our outcome of the method should fulfil the purpose of IDA.

Das Internet wird zunehmend zur IuK-Plattform für Lehre und Forschung. Vom Wandel der Hochschulen sind auch die Hochschulbibliotheken und deren Strukturen sowie Dienstleistungen betroffen. Doch sind sie für diesen Wandel gerüstet? In Deutschland ist eine regional verteilte Informationsinfrastruktur im Bereich der Film- und Medienwissenschaft anzutreffen. Verteilte Ressourcen, seien es Medien oder Internetangebote, sind zwar vielfältig vorhanden, jedoch nur vereinzelt nachgewiesen. Ziel der in 2001 durchgeführten Exploration war es, ein Konzept für eine Virtuelle Film- und Medienbibliothek (Virtual Library Film and Media Studies) zu erstellen. So wurde der differenzierten Informationsbedarf von Dozenten. Es erwies sich als sinnvoll, als ersten Analysepunkt einzelne Internetangebote von vorhandenen ausgewählten virtuellen Fachportalen (DFG gefördert) zu untersuchen. Experteninterviews mit der Fokussierung auf die Lehrenden von den zwei größten Filmhochschulen in Deutschland (Potsdam und München) waren dabei der zentrale Kern. Bei dieser Exploration wurde anhand der Interview-Auswertungen mittels Transkription und anschließender Inhaltsanalyse ein genaues Bedarfsprofil der wissenschaftlichen Zielgruppe herausgearbeitet. Abgerundet wurden diese Untersuchungen durch die quantitative Methode der Fragebogen, die an Filmbibliothekare versendet wurden. Es sollte herausgefunden werden, wie diese Intermediäre den Informationsbedarf der Filmdozenten einschätzten. Sechs Portalsegmente wurden auf diesen Ergebnissen entwickelt. Bei der rasanten Entwicklung der digitalen Fachinformation, gerade im Internet, müssen Bibliothekare die Veränderungen permanent beobachten, um Ihre Dienstleistungen zu aktualisieren. / More and more the internet becomes the information and communication platform for teachings and research. University libraries and their structures as well as their services are concerned with the changes of universities in general. But are the university libraries prepared for this change? In Germany a regionally distributed infrastructure of information within the range of film and media science to be found. Distributed resources in the form of media or offers in internet are variously present, but only occasionally detectable. One of the aims of the exploration accomplished in 2001 was to provide a concept for a VIRTUAL LIBRARY FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES. For this reason the different demands of lectures for informations were investigated. Therefore a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods were used. As the first point of analysis a comparison of the individual internet offers was used on available selected virtual specialized portals (DFG promoted). Expert interviews to bring into focus the lecturers of the two largest film universities in Germany (Potsdam and Munich) formed the central intention. With this exploration analysing the interviews by means of transcription and following analysis of contents an exact need profile has been worked out. These investigations were rounded off by the quantitative method of the questionnaires, which were sent to film librarians. It had to be found out, how the intermedians assess the lecturers need of media information. With the rapid development of digitally specialized information, also in the internet, librarians must permanently observe the changes, in order to update their services.