Human Information Retrieval

by Julian Warner

An overview of information retrieval rooted in the humanities and social sciences but informed by an understanding of information technology and information theory.

Information retrieval in the age of Internet search engines has become part of ordinary discourse and everyday practice: "Google" is a verb in common usage. Thus far, more attention has been given to practical understanding of information retrieval than to a full theoretical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262013444
• ISBN13: 9780262013444
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 189 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher