Modern information retrieval

Author: Baeza-Yates (Baeza-Yates/R.) et al. / Wang Zhijin et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: This book introduces the vast majority of research areas in modern information retrieval, comprehensively presents the fundamental knowledge and advanced topics of modern information retrieval, covering all aspects of the field. The two main authors of the book are representative figures in the field of modern information retrieval. The book also includes new research findings and current developments in related fields, written by computer professors and outstanding researchers from multiple countries and universities, fully showcasing the new trends and important components in the field of modern information retrieval. The advanced topics covered in this book include: parallel and distributed information retrieval algorithms and architectures; user interfaces and visualization—key interface paradigms for query organization and result visualization; multimedia information retrieval: models and languages—encompassing MULTOS and SQL3 indexing and searching—R-trees, GEMINI, and QBIC; library and catalog systems—online systems and public access catalogs; digital libraries—challenges in effective deployment; text information retrieval—all major information retrieval models, query operations, text operations, indexing, and searching; the Web—challenges, methods, models, search engines, directories, query languages, metasearch, and trends.
This book provides a rigorous and comprehensive analysis of the latest advancements in the field of information retrieval, covering mathematical models of information retrieval, evaluation, query languages and operations, text languages and operations, multimedia languages and features, indexing and retrieval, parallel and distributed retrieval, user interfaces and visualization, models and languages for multimedia information retrieval, indexing and retrieval for multimedia information retrieval, Web retrieval, library and bibliographic systems, and digital libraries. The content is extensive, detailed, and easy to understand, making it suitable as a textbook or reference book for undergraduate and graduate students in universities and colleges majoring in information management and information systems, computer science and technology, library science, information science, and archival science. It also holds significant reference value for practitioners engaged in the analysis, design, and implementation of information retrieval systems and networks.