In order to be effective for their users, information retrieval (IR) systems should be adapted to the specific needs of particular environments. The huge and growing array of types of information retrieval systems in use today is on display in Understanding Information Retrieval Systems: Management, Types, and Standards, which addresses over 20 types of IR systems. These various system types, in turn, present both technical and management challenges, which are also addressed in this volume.
In order to be interoperable in a networked environment, IR systems must be able to use various types of technical standards, a number of which are described in this book—often by their original developers. The book covers the full context of operational IR systems, addressing not only the systems themselves but also human user search behaviors, user-centered design, and management and policy issues.
In addition to theory and practice of IR system design, the book covers Web standards and protocols, the Semantic Web, XML information retrieval, Web social mining, search engine optimization, specialized museum and library online access, records compliance and risk management, information storage technology, geographic information systems, and data transmission protocols. Emphasis is given to information systems that operate on relatively unstructured data, such as text, images, and music. The book is organized into four parts:
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Part I supplies a broad-level introduction to information systems and information retrieval systems
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Part II examines key management issues and elaborates on the decision process around likely information system solutions
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Part III illustrates the range of information retrieval systems in use today discussing the technical, operational, and administrative issues for each type
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Part IV discusses the most important organizational and technical standards needed for successful information retrieval
This volume brings together authoritative articles on the different types of information systems and how to manage real-world demands such as digital asset management, network management, digital content licensing, data quality, and information system failures. It explains how to design systems to address human characteristics and considers key policy and ethical issues such as piracy and preservation. Focusing on web–based systems, the chapters in this book provide an excellent starting point for developing and managing your own IR systems.
Introduction
Editor
List of Contributors
Part I : General
Chapter 1 : Information Systems
Chapter 2 : Information Retrieval Systems
Chapter 3 : Information Searching and Search Models
Chapter 4 : User-Oriented and Cognitive Models of Information Retrieval
Chapter 5 : User-Centered Design of Information Systems
Chapter 6 : Ethical Issues in Information Systems
Chapter 7 : Careers and Education in Information Systems
Part II : Management of Information Retrieval Systems
Chapter 8 : Knowledge Management
Chapter 9 : Information Management
Chapter 10 : Digital Asset Management
Chapter 11 : Network Management
Chapter 12 : Management of Very Large Distributed Shared Collections
Chapter 13 : Search Engine Optimization
Chapter 14 : Records Compliance and Risk Management
Chapter 15 : Version Control
Chapter 16 : Digital Content Licensing
Chapter 17 : Piracy in Digital Media
Chapter 18 : Information Storage Technologies
Chapter 19 : Electronic Records Preservation
Chapter 20 : Data and Data Quality
Chapter 21 : Information Systems Failure
Part III : Types of Information Retrieval Systems
Chapter 22 : Search Engines
Chapter 23 : Web Retrieval and Mining
Chapter 24 : Semantic Web
Chapter 25 : XML Information Retrival
Chapter 26 : Information Retrieval Support Systems
Chapter 27 : Multilingual Information Access
Chapter 28 : Still Image Search and Retrieval
Chapter 29 : Music Information Retrieval
Chapter 30 : Web Social Mining
Chapter 31 : Recommender Systems and Expert Locators
Chapter 32 : Knowledge Management Systems
Chapter 33 : Decision Support Systems
Chapter 34 : Collaborative Systems and Groupware
Chapter 35 : Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Chapter 36 : Clinical Decision-Support Systems
Chapter 37 : Integrated Library Systems (ILS)
Chapter 38 : Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs)
Chapter 39 : Internet Filtering Software and Its Effects
Chapter 40 : Personal Bibliographic Systems (PBS)
Chapter 41 : Collection Management Systems
Chapter 42 : Interactive Multimedia in Museums
Chapter 43 : Museum Web Sites and Digital Collections
Part IV : Standards for Information Retrieval Systems
Chapter 44 : Digital Object Identifier (DOI) System
Chapter 45 : Data Transmission Protocols
Chapter 46 : Information Retrieval Protocols : Z39.50 and Search & Retrieve via URL
Chapter 47 : Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Chapter 48 : Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Chapter 49 : Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
Chapter 50 : Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
Chapter 51 : Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model
Index
