Information Retrieval: Implementing and Evaluating Search Engines

by Stefan Buttcher, Charles L. A. Clarke, Gordon V. Cormack

Overview

An introduction to information retrieval, the foundation for modern search engines, that emphasizes implementation and experimentation.

Information retrieval is the foundation for modern search engines. This textbook offers an introduction to the core topics underlying modern search technologies, including algorithms, data structures, indexing, retrieval, and evaluation. The emphasis is on implementation and experimentation; each chapter includes exercises and suggestions for student projects. Wumpus—a multiuser open-source information retrieval system developed by one of the authors and available online—provides model implementations and a basis for student work. The modular structure of the book allows instructors to use it in a variety of graduate-level courses, including courses taught from a database systems perspective, traditional information retrieval courses with a focus on IR theory, and courses covering the basics of Web retrieval. In addition to its classroom use, Information Retrieval will be a valuable reference for professionals in computer science, computer engineering, and software engineering.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780262528870
Publisher:	MIT Press
Publication date:	02/12/2016
Series:	The MIT Press
Pages:	632
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.15(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Stefan Büttcher is a Software Engineer at Google.

Charles L. A. Clarke is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.

Gordon V. Cormack is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo's David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science.

What People are Saying About This

from the foreward by Amit Singhal

An academic dynasty has come together to write an excellent textbook on information retrieval. Stefan Büttcher, Charles Clarke, and Gordon Cormack make up three generations of stellar information retrieval researchers with over fifty years of combined experience...This book is a must-read for all search academics and practitioners!

Endorsement

An academic dynasty has come together to write an excellent textbook on information retrieval. Stefan Büttcher, Charles Clarke, and Gordon Cormack make up three generations of stellar information retrieval researchers with over fifty years of combined experience...This book is a must-read for all search academics and practitioners!

—from the foreward by Amit Singhal

From the Publisher

An academic dynasty has come together to write an excellent textbook on information retrieval. Stefan Büttcher, Charles Clarke, and Gordon Cormack make up three generations of stellar information retrieval researchers with over fifty years of combined experience. . . This book is a must-read for all search academics and practitioners!

— from the foreward by Amit Singhal

Editorial Reviews

This book is a fine addition to the growing literature on information retrieval (IR).—Donald H. Kraft, Computing Reviews—

From the Publisher

This book is a fine addition to the growing literature on information retrieval (IR).

Computing Reviews - Donald H. Kraft

This book is a fine addition to the growing literature on information retrieval (IR).

—Donald H. Kraft, Computing Reviews

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