Information Storage And Retrieval

Author : Gerald J. Kowalski,Mark T. Maybury
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2005-11-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780306470318

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Information Storage and Retrieval Systems by Gerald J. Kowalski,Mark T. Maybury Pdf

Chapter 1 places into perspective a total Information Storage and Retrieval System. This perspective introduces new challenges to the problems that need to be theoretically addressed and commercially implemented. Ten years ago commercial implementation of the algorithms being developed was not realistic, allowing theoreticians to limit their focus to very specific areas. Bounding a problem is still essential in deriving theoretical results. But the commercialization and insertion of this technology into systems like the Internet that are widely being used changes the way problems are bounded. From a theoretical perspective, efficient scalability of algorithms to systems with gigabytes and terabytes of data, operating with minimal user search statement information, and making maximum use of all functional aspects of an information system need to be considered. The dissemination systems using persistent indexes or mail files to modify ranking algorithms and combining the search of structured information fields and free text into a consolidated weighted output are examples of potential new areas of investigation. The best way for the theoretician or the commercial developer to understand the importance of problems to be solved is to place them in the context of a total vision of a complete system. Understanding the differences between Digital Libraries and Information Retrieval Systems will add an additional dimension to the potential future development of systems. The collaborative aspects of digital libraries can be viewed as a new source of information that dynamically could interact with information retrieval techniques.

Author : Foster Stockwell
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2007-10-19
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780786437726

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A History of Information Storage and Retrieval by Foster Stockwell Pdf

Throughout history, humans have sought ways not only to acquire but to preserve knowledge. From when to plant crops to who begat whom, even the earliest people worked to gather and store information. Today, computers and other technologies have almost completely changed the world of information access and storage. This history traces the development of knowledge-collecting from early humans, whose minds served as repositories of culture and lore, through the first libraries and encyclopedias, to the many advances of the twentieth century. Ironically it is with these latest advances that the preservation of knowledge has foundered. For example, CD-ROMs can last no doubt for decades--but the software programs that run them will not, because they are constantly being upgraded. Both well-known and obscure pieces of the information story are explored in this work. From Diderot's encyclopedia, to anonymous librarians of the ancient world, the people who created information storage systems and the systems themselves are all presented. Fully indexed.

Author : Korfhage
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2006-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8126507705

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INFORMATION STORAGE & RETRIEVAL by Korfhage Pdf

Market_Desc: · Information Science Practitioner· Information Science Graduate Students Special Features: · First modern survey of the field of information storage and retrieval as it applies to the needs of our multimedia world· Focuses on the current issues in retrieval, such as the need to find and access non-text information like graphics and audio simply and quickly About The Book: This book covers the theory and practice of modern information storage and retrieval, with an emphasis on more recent advances in the field. In addition, because information retrieval has in recent years been done more by regular individuals and less by information specialists, the book's focus is on how to design and build systems that will be effective for the user (i.e. less arcane types of search techniques will save time for the user), while still providing the information in the format most easy to use for the user. Additional topics covered include privacy and the freedom of information, the requirements of a networked environment, and user profile modeling.

Author : Gerald J. Kowalski
Publisher : Springer
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-23
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780585320908

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Information Retrieval Systems by Gerald J. Kowalski Pdf

The growth of the Internet and the availability of enormous volumes of data in digital form have necessitated intense interest in techniques to assist the user in locating data of interest. The Internet has over 350 million pages of data and is expected to reach over one billion pages by the year 2000. Buried on the Internet are both valuable nuggets to answer questions as well as a large quantity of information the average person does not care about. The Digital Library effort is also progressing, with the goal of migrating from the traditional book environment to a digital library environment. The challenge to both authors of new publications that will reside on this information domain and developers of systems to locate information is to provide the information and capabilities to sort out the non-relevant items from those desired by the consumer. In effect, as we proceed down this path, it will be the computer that determines what we see versus the human being. The days of going to a library and browsing the new book shelf are being replaced by electronic searching the Internet or the library catalogs. Whatever the search engines return will constrain our knowledge of what information is available. An understanding of Information Retrieval Systems puts this new environment into perspective for both the creator of documents and the consumer trying to locate information.

Author : Christopher D. Manning,Prabhakar Raghavan,Hinrich Schütze
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008-07-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781139472104

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Introduction to Information Retrieval by Christopher D. Manning,Prabhakar Raghavan,Hinrich Schütze Pdf

Class-tested and coherent, this textbook teaches classical and web information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and text clustering from basic concepts. It gives an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections. All the important ideas are explained using examples and figures, making it perfect for introductory courses in information retrieval for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computer science. Based on feedback from extensive classroom experience, the book has been carefully structured in order to make teaching more natural and effective. Slides and additional exercises (with solutions for lecturers) are also available through the book's supporting website to help course instructors prepare their lectures.

Author : Tse, Philip K.C
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-30
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781599042275

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Multimedia Information Storage and Retrieval: Techniques and Technologies by Tse, Philip K.C Pdf

"This book offers solutions to the challenges of storage and manipulation of a variety of media types providing data placement techniques, scheduling methods, caching techniques and emerging characteristics of multimedia information. Academicians, students, professionals and practitioners in the multimedia industry will benefit from this ground-breaking publication"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Dagobert Soergel
Publisher : Morgan Kaufmann
Page : 468 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1985-10-12
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0126542619

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Organizing Information by Dagobert Soergel Pdf

Information science, textbook on the theory of information systems, esp. Data base conception and information retrieval methodology - covers systems analysis approaches, data structures, thesaurus construction, indexing, search strategies, etc. Annotated bibliography, illustrations.

Author : Akira Ishikawa
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1986-07-16
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:39000008262474

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Future Computer and Information Systems by Akira Ishikawa Pdf

The development of computer technology, particularly the work of the Fifth Generation Computer Project of Japan, will have far-reaching international implications. The author explores the uses of the new generation computer and information systems now under development in Japan by identifying their application, assessing their impact on society, and envisioning the transition to the future.

Author : A. S. Pollitt
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Computers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105038574583

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Information Storage and Retrieval Systems by A. S. Pollitt Pdf

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Communicating National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Information to Data Users
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2012-03-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780309222099

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Communicating Science and Engineering Data in the Information Age by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education,Committee on National Statistics,Panel on Communicating National Science Foundation Science and Engineering Information to Data Users Pdf

The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) communicates its science and engineering (S&E) information to data users in a very fluid environment that is undergoing modernization at a pace at which data producer dissemination practices, protocols, and technologies, on one hand, and user demands and capabilities, on the other, are changing faster than the agency has been able to accommodate. NCSES asked the Committee on National Statistics and the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research Council to form a panel to review the NCSES communication and dissemination program that is concerned with the collection and distribution of information on science and engineering and to recommend future directions for the program. Communicating Science and Engineering Data in the Information Age includes recommendations to improve NCSES's dissemination program and improve data user engagement. This report includes recommendations such as NCSES's transition to a dissemination framework that emphasizes database management rather than data presentation, and that NCSES analyze the results of its initial online consumer survey and refine it over time. The implementation of the report's recommendations should be undertaken within an overall framework that accords priority to the basic quality of the data and the fundamentals of dissemination, then to significant enhancements that are achievable in the short term, while laying the groundwork for other long-term improvements.

Author : Heting Chu
Publisher : Information Today, Inc.
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1573871729

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Information Representation and Retrieval in the Digital Age by Heting Chu Pdf

Information representation and retrieval : an overview -- Information representation I : basic approaches -- Information representation II : other related topics -- Language in information representation and retrieval -- Retrieval techniques and query representation -- Retrieval approaches -- Information retrieval models -- Information retrieval systems -- Retrieval of information unique in content or format -- The user dimension in information representation and retrieval -- Evaluation of information representation and retrieval -- Artificial intelligence in information representation and retrieval.

Author : Gobinda G. Chowdhury
Publisher : Facet Publishing
Page : 492 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105123169364

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Introduction to Modern Information Retrieval by Gobinda G. Chowdhury Pdf

Blends together traditional and electronic-age views of information retrieval, covering the whole spectrum of storage and retrieval. A fully revised and updated edition of successful text covering many new areas including multimedia IR, user interfaces and digital libraries.

Author : David R. Matthews
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2017-12-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781315352299

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Electronically Stored Information by David R. Matthews Pdf

Although we live in an era in which we are surrounded by an ever-deepening fog of data, few of us truly understand how the data are created, where data are stored, or how to retrieve or destroy data—if that is indeed possible. This book is for all of you, whatever your need or interest. Electronically Stored Information: The Complete Guide to Management, Understanding, Acquisition, Storage, Search, and Retrieval, Second Edition explains the reasons you need to know about electronic data. It also gets into great detail about the how, what, when, and where of what is known in legal circles as electronically stored information (ESI). With easy-to-understand explanations and guidelines, this book provides the practical understanding you need to effectively manage the complex world of ESI. Whether you are an attorney, judge, paralegal, business manager or owner, or just one of the ever-growing population of computer users, you will benefit from the information presented in this book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Information storage and retrieval systems
ISBN : OCLC:35393434

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Information Storage and Retrieval Systems by Anonim Pdf

Author : Wei, Chia-Hung
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-28
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781466629295

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Modern Library Technologies for Data Storage, Retrieval, and Use by Wei, Chia-Hung Pdf

In recent years, libraries have embraced new technologies that organize and store a variety of digital information, such as multimedia databases, digital medical images, and content-based images. Modern Library Technologies for Data Storage, Retrieval, and Use highlights new features of digital library technology in order to educate the database community. By contributing research from case studies on the emerging technology use in libraries, this book is essential for academics and scientists interested in the efforts to understand the applications of data acquisition, retrieval and storage.