Information Storage and Retrieval - Hardcover

Korfhage, Robert R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471143383 ISBN 13: 9780471143383

Publisher: Wiley, 1997

Synopsis

The way information is stored, retrieved and displayed is changing. Simple bibliographic databases are giving way to unregulated and unorganized multimedia data repositories, which can give the user great difficulty when searching for information. A methodology is needed to keep all of this information in its various forms retrievable. This is the first modern survey of the field of information storage and retrieval to discuss how to work with information in all its varying forms. It shows information professionals how to handle full-text, graphics, video and audio, and how to distribute these massive databases over networks.

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Review:

We're drowning in a glut of information--how can we organize it all and present it in meaningful ways? Information Storage and Retrieval explores every facet of this complex problem facing programmers and system designers. Robert Korfhage addresses different components of the problem; for example, in addressing querying, he explores not just the familiar Boolean-logic queries but also vector queries, weighted queries, fuzzy queries, and probabilistic queries. The book also discusses techniques for determining the similarity of two documents, methods for incorporating user profiles into queries, and nontraditional ways of presenting query results. And, importantly, Korfhage includes measures for rating the effectiveness of information retrieval systems. While Information Storage and Retrieval won't necessarily tell you what solution will best suit your needs, it offers a useful survey of the numerous options so you can decide which are most appropriate for further consideration.

From the Back Cover:

The most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of information storage and retrieval in over a decade

Information Storage and Retrieval is an invaluable reference on the burgeoning field of information retrieval systems. Robert Korfhage addresses the many challenges facing today's IR professionals who are restructuring the bibliographic record to include multimedia documents and creating effective measures for document retrieval in boundless environments like the Internet.

In order to access data on demand, retrieval tools must be powerful enough for today's gigabit data sets and distributed environments, and at the same time responsive to each user's information needs. By focusing on new techniques like the use of visual or graphical interfaces as a means of structuring information presented to the user, Korfhage leads the way for a new approach to IR. This book provides:
* A look at the shortcomings of the "state of the art" in Internet browsing and searching
* Retrieval effectiveness measures for text, image, and sound
* Comprehensive overview of Visual Information Retrieval Interfaces (VIRIs)
* Forthright talk about economic, privacy, copyright, and security issues
* Special appendixes on string matching techniques and ?le structures
* Instructive exercises at the end of each chapter

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0471143383
• ISBN 13: 9780471143383
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 368