Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval
G. G. Chowdhury(Author)
Facet Publishing
2nd Edition
Published on 20. December 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
474 pages
978-1-85604-480-6 (ISBN)
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Description
An information retrieval system is designed to analyse, process and store sources of information and retrieve those that match a particular user's requirements. A bewildering range of techniques is now available to the information professional attempting to successfully retrieve information. It is recognized that today's information professionals need to concentrate their efforts on learning the techniques of computerized information retrieval. However, it is this book's contention that it also benefits them to learn the theory, techniques and tools that constitute the traditional approaches to the organization and processing of information. In fact much of this knowledge may still be applicable in the storage and retrieval of electronic information in digital library environments. This fully revised second edition has been thoroughly updated to incorporate major changes in this rapidly expanding field since the first edition in 1999, including user-centred models, web information retrieval, user interfaces, digital libraries and metadata.
Illustrated with many examples and comprehensively referenced for an international audience, this is an indispensable textbook for students of library and information studies undertaking courses in information retrieval, information organization, information use and knowledge-based systems at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It is also an invaluable aid for information practitioners wishing to brush up on their skills and keep up to date with the latest techniques.
Illustrated with many examples and comprehensively referenced for an international audience, this is an indispensable textbook for students of library and information studies undertaking courses in information retrieval, information organization, information use and knowledge-based systems at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. It is also an invaluable aid for information practitioners wishing to brush up on their skills and keep up to date with the latest techniques.
Reviews / Votes
About the first edition: 'Students and their teachers who need a practical, wide-ranging introductory survey of information retrieval will find it in this book.' PROGRAM 'Chowdhury's new text succeeds admirably in its aim to bring together traditional theory of classification, cataloguing and subject indexing as well as new, more IT-oriented, principles, models and techniques of information retrieval.' AUSTRALIAN LIBRARY JOURNALMore details
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 160 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
726 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85604-480-6 (9781856044806)
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G. G. Chowdhury
Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval
Book
06/2010
3rd Edition
Facet Publishing
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G. G. Chowdhury | Sudatta Chowdhury
Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval
Book
06/1999
Library Association Publishing
€69.46
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Person
Dr G G Chowdhury BSc MLISc PhD FCLIP is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde. He was formerly an Associate Professor in the Division of Information Studies, School of Applied Science, at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Associate Professor at the School of Information Studies for Africa (SISA). He has published extensively on information storage and retrieval.
Content
Unique in its scope, it covers the whole spectrum of information storage and retrieval, including: * Classification, cataloguing, subject indexing, abstracting and vocabulary control * CD-ROM and online information retrieval, multimedia, hypertext and hypermedia * Expert systems and natural language processing techniques * Knowledge-based natural language text processing and user interface systems * Information retrieval in the context of the internet, the world wide web and the digital library environment.