Information Retrieval: Implementing and Evaluating Search Engines - Hardcover

Buttcher, Stefan; Clarke, Charles L. A.; Cormack, Gordon V.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262026511 ISBN 13: 9780262026512

Publisher: Mit Pr, 2010

Synopsis

Information retrieval is the foundation for modern search engines. This text offers an introduction to the core topics underlying modern search technologies, including algorithms, data structures, indexing, retrieval, and evaluation. The emphasis is on implementation and experimentation; each chapter includes exercises and suggestions for student projects. Wumpus--a multiuser open-source information-retrieval system developed by one of the authors and available online--provides model implementations and a basis for student work. The modular structure of the book allows instructors to use it in a variety of graduate-level courses, including courses taught from a database systems perspective, traditional information retrieval courses with a focus on IR theory, and courses covering the basics of Web retrieval. After an introduction to the basics of information retrieval, the text covers three major topic areas--indexing, retrieval, and evaluation--in self-contained parts. The final par

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About the Authors

Stefan Buttcher is a site Reliability Engineer at Google. Charles L.A. Clarke and Gordon V. Cormack are Professors of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.

Stefan Büttcher is a Site Reliability Engineer at Google.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mit Pr
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0262026511
• ISBN 13: 9780262026512
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 606