Information Representation and Retrieval in the Digital Age Book

Orienting his work towards system users rather than designers, Chu (College of Information and Computer Science at Long Island U.) describes the basics of information representation and retrieval systems. After describing natural language and controlled vocabulary, he looks at retrieval techniques, approaches, and models in separate chapters. Major types of retrieval systems are reviewed (including Internet retrieval) and discussion of multilingual, multimedia, and hyper-structured information is included. After a discussion of evaluation measures and methodology, the final chapter looks at the role of artificial intelligence. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR