Information Organization and Retrieval

Author: Li Guohui
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: This book systematically and comprehensively introduces and elaborates on the principles, methods, and new developments in modern information organization and retrieval. It integrates multimedia information retrieval with conventional text-based information retrieval techniques, approaching the problems of information organization and retrieval from the perspectives of computer science and information technology. The book is divided into three main parts: Information and Its Organization, Information Retrieval, and Applications. The "Information and Its Organization" section covers the concepts of data and information, data models for information retrieval, content description of multimedia information, data preprocessing, and media structuring. The "Information Retrieval" section introduces methods and techniques for information retrieval, including user query interfaces, retrieval and indexing algorithms, and content-based multimedia information retrieval methods and algorithms. The "Applications" section presents two typical information retrieval applications: Web search engines and digital libraries. This book can serve as a textbook for majors such as Computer Science, Management Science and Engineering, Library Science, E-commerce, Information Management and Information Systems, and can also be referenced by engineering and management personnel engaged in the research, design, and development of Web, Intranet, information systems, digital libraries, document management systems, specialized media libraries, and related technologies.