THE IMPOSED QUERY - IMPLICATIONS FOR LIBRARY-SERVICE EDUCATION

Evaluation is a process that depends on the reappraisal of its various methodologies to remain responsive to new techniques, new services, a nd new insights in the field. It is the purpose of this article to exp lore the possible impact of a new model of information-seeking behavio r, the imposed query, on current approaches to library service and sys tem evaluation. The areas considered are reference service evaluation, user studies, output measures, and relevance as an evaluation tool. E ach section explores the implications of the imposed query model for r esearch and practice and offers suggestions for incorporating the impo sed query into these evaluation efforts. It is believed that inclusion ol: the imposed query in current methodology will broaden understandi ng of the user and the role that information organizations play in use rs' information-seeking behavior.