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An information retrieval (IR) system is designed to analyse,
process and store sources of information and retrieve those that
match a particular user's requirements. A bewildering range of
techniques is now available to the information professional
attempting to successfully retrieve information. It is recognized
that today's information professionals need to concentrate their
efforts on learning the techniques of computerized IR. However, it
is this book's contention that it also benefits them to learn the
theory, techniques and tools that constitute the traditional
approaches to the organization and processing of information. In
fact much of this knowledge may still be applicable in the storage
and retrieval of electronic information in digital library
environments. The fully revised third edition of this highly
regarded textbook has been thoroughly updated to incorporate major
changes in this rapidly expanding field since the second edition in
2004, and a complete new chapter on citation indexing has been
added. Unique in its scope, the book covers the whole spectrum of
information storage and retrieval, including: users of IR and IR
options; database technology; bibliographic formats; cataloguing
and metadata; subject analysis and representation; automatic
indexing and file organization; vocabulary control; abstracts and
indexing; searching and retrieval; user-centred models of IR and
user interfaces; evaluation of IR systems and evaluation
experiments; online and CD-ROM IR; multimedia IR; hypertext and
mark-up languages; web IR; intelligent IR; natural language
processing and its applications in IR; citation analysis and IR; IR
in digital libraries; and trends in IR research. Illustrated with
many examples and comprehensively referenced for an international
audience, this is an indispensable textbook for students of library
and information studies. It is also an invaluable aid for
information practitioners wishing to brush up on their skills and
keep up to date with the latest techniques.
Every profession needs an introductory text to its core body of
knowledge. This brand new, definitive text from renowned authors
Gobinda Chowdhury, Paul F. Burton, David McMenemy and Alan Poulter
provides an introduction to librarianship for students and new
entrants to the profession. This handbook is the first to give a
complete overview of all aspects of professional librarianship in
the 21st century, and to offer an up-to-date, authoritative
analysis of modern libraries and librarianship. The key areas
covered are: libraries and information services: evolution or
revolution; information resources and services; information
organization and access; library and information users and society;
library technologies; library and information management; and, LIS
education and training. Each chapter in this user-friendly text
features clear learning aims and objectives and a list of revision
questions to test and consolidate knowledge and understanding.
Mapping onto course content for library and information studies
internationally, this handbook is a single source of introductory
explanations of library and information concepts for the student.
It is also the quintessential primer for new professionals.
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