Informationsuch

Informationsuch is a term employed in information science to describe the process and capabilities involved in locating relevant information within a data collection, system, or broader information space. It encompasses user interfaces for searching, query formulation, relevance evaluation, and the interpretation of user intent.

Etymology: The coinage fuses the German words Information and Such (search), signaling its core idea as information seeking.

Concept and scope: In practice, informationsuch covers explicit queries as well as exploratory discovery. It includes query processing, retrieval models, semantic and contextual search, ranking, and user modeling to tailor results to context and history.

Usage and status: The term is not a standardized technical label and appears mostly in theoretical discussions or non-mainstream documentation. It is used as a generic label for search-related functionality rather than as a defined standard.

Applications: Information retrieval systems, search engines, digital libraries, enterprise data platforms, and AI assistants rely on informationsuch principles to connect users with relevant materials.

Challenges: Privacy, bias, explainability, ranking fairness, and evaluation of information usefulness remain central concerns in informationsuch research and practice.