Powering Search: The Role of Thesauri in New Information Environments (Asis&t Mongraph) - Hardcover

Ali Shiri

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 157387454X ISBN 13: 9781573874540

Publisher: Information Today, Inc., 2012

Synopsis

Here is a clear and comprehensive treatment of the role of thesauri in search user interfaces across a range of information search and retrieval systems from bibliographic and full-text databases to digital libraries, portals, open archives, and content management systems. Ali Shiri looks at projects, practices, perspectives, and services from disparate communities, and drawing on an array of successful applications, usability studies, current research, and firsthand experience offers practical guidance on using thesauri to build better search engines.

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Review

"I'm really impressed! A unified vision of the enhancement of searching vocabulary throughout the current information technology world. Beautifully written, comprehensive, and revealing of the many possible uses of vocabulary enhancement in improving online searches." --Marcia J. Bates, editor, Understanding Information Retrieval Systems

"A brilliant synthesis that explains how controlled vocabularies and thesauri can be integrated with search systems to dramatically improve findability and the overall user experience. ... a must read for all information architects!" --Peter Morville, co-author, Search Patterns: Design for Discovery

"After 50 years of evolution the thesaurus remains a potent tool. With experience of relevant practice-oriented research, Ali Shiri's account of the design, use, and evaluation of thesauri for interactive and web-based search and browsing is useful and readable." --Alan Gilchrist, Cura Consortium

Edition details

• Publisher: Information Today, Inc.
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 157387454X
• ISBN 13: 9781573874540
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 336