Text Information Retrieval Systems

by Charles T. Meadow, Bert R. Boyce, Donald H. Kraft

This will be the third edition of the highly successful "Text Information Retrieval Systems". The book's purpose is to teach people who will be searching or designing text retrieval systems how the systems work. For designers, it covers problems they will face and reviews currently available solutions to provide a basis for more advanced study. For the searcher its purpose is to describe why such systems work as they do. The book is primarily about computer-based retrieval systems, but the principles apply to nonmechanized ones as well. The book covers the nature of information, how it is organized for use by a computer, how search functions are carried out, and some of the theory underlying these functions. As well, it discusses the interaction between user and system and how retrieved items, users, and complete systems are evaluated. A limited knowledge of mathematics and of computing is assumed. This third edition will be updated to include coverage of the WWW and current search engines. In many cases, examples of non-web searching will be replaced with web-based illustrations. Coverage of interfaces, various features available to assist searchers, and areas in which search assistance is not available will also be covered. In addition, the book will have a web dimension which will include relevant material available online, to be used in conjunction with the text. It is a follow-up to the award winning 2nd Edition. It focuses on computer-based system but basic principles can be applied to any information seeking context.

Genres: Nonfiction, Library Science, Textbooks

390 pages, Hardcover

First published February 25, 1992

Reviews

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative, but not really written for someone with little experience in the subject. It also seems oddly outdated in parts despite being the latest version.

[Patricia]

HAVE THESE PEOPLE EVER HEARD OF AN EDITOR??!?!?!?!?!?! JESUS K. REIST!!!!!! It saddens me. It's a text book, and I think the reason that many people may find it rather difficult is because of all the grammatical (and other) errors. So sad, so sad.

[Laura · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book was really technical. I think that it was beyond the scope of LIBR202, it should probably be used for one of the more advanced classes.

[Julie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A dense text for sure, but it is information packed. This particular text was a much greater help to me in LIBR202 (Information Retrieval) than any of the other assigned texts.