Technology Literature Retrieval (Second Edition)

Author: Lai Maosheng et al.
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Publish Date: 1994-05-01
Features: This book combines the needs of current science and technology literature retrieval teaching and practical work, systematically elaborating on the basic principles and methods of science and technology literature retrieval. It introduces some important domestic and international retrieval tools and their usage. The content of the book is rich, not only including the introduction of traditional literature indexing methods but also dedicating significant space to current new retrieval technologies and methods, such as keywording, descriptor indexing, subject access methods (e.g., thesaurus-based indexing, concept mapping, and relevance-boosted indexing), automatic indexing and automated abstracting, new retrieval techniques, and evaluation methods. The second edition of this book has been comprehensively revised based on the first edition (published in 1985, which won the Second Prize of the National Education Commission's Excellent Teaching Material Award in 1988), to reflect the new changes and developments in the field of science and technology literature retrieval, making it more complete. This book can serve as a textbook for library science and information science majors, as well as a reference book for students in science and engineering disciplines learning literature retrieval. It is also suitable for reference by a broad range of theoretical and practical workers in the field of library and information science. Additionally, this book is one of the main reference books listed in the "Review Outline for Basic Subjects of Library Science" (compiled under the auspices of the Cultural Ministry's Library Administration Bureau).