Publisher's Synopsis
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
