Information Representation and Retrieval
in the Digital Age
New Book Explains How Information is Made
Accessible in Online and Internet Retrieval System
September 22, 2003, Medford, New Jersey—Information Today, Inc. (ITI) announces
the publication of Information Representation and Retrieval in the Digital Age,
by Heting Chu, Ph.D. This is the latest release in the ASIST Monograph Series,
which is published by ITI on behalf of the American Society of Information Science & Technology
(ASIST).
The book offers a comprehensive and current view of Information Representation
and Retrieval (IRR), a key topic for developers and users of online and Internet
data retrieval systems. With an emphasis on principles and fundamentals, author
Heting Chu first reviews key concepts and major developmental stages of the
IRR field, then systematically examines retrieval techniques, models, and Internet
systems. Chu explains the retrieval of multilingual, multimedia, and hyperstructured
information; explores the user dimension and evaluation issues; and analyzes
the role and potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in IRR. Meticulously
researched and organized, the book is designed as a guide for developers and
users of information retrieval systems and as a textbook for scholars and students
in library and information science.
“Professor Chu has done an outstanding job dealing with virtually all
facets of the field, intellectual and automated, covering both input and output
activities, and not neglecting the historical context,” said F. W. Lancaster,
Professor Emeritus at the University of Illinois Graduate School of Library
and Information Science. “It’s an impressive achievement.”
The book’s chapters include:
Information Representation and Retrieval:An Overview
Information Retrieval
Models Information Retrieval Systems
Information Representation I: Basic Approaches
Retrieval of Information
Unique inContent or Format
Information Representation II: OtherRelated Topics
The User Dimension
in Information Representation and Retrieval
Language in Information Representationand Retrieval
Evaluation of
Information Representationand Retrieval
Retrieval Techniques and Query Representation
Artificial Intelligence
in Information Representation and Retrieval
The Author
Heting Chu, Ph.D., is associate professor at the Palmer School of Library and
Information Science at Long Island University, New York. Her master’s
degree is from McGill University, Montreal, and her Ph.D. is from Drexel University,
Philadelphia. She has published numerous articles and two previous monographs
(both in Chinese) on information representation and retrieval. She conducts
research on e-books, e-journals, and scholarly communication and scientometric
analysis of hyperlinks and Web sites.
Information Representation and Retrieval in the Digital Age (250 pp/hardbound/$35.60
ASIST Member/$44.50 Nonmember/ISBN: 1-57387-172-9) is
published by Information Today, Inc. on behalf of the
American Society for Information Science & Technology
(ASIST). For more information or to place an order,
contact the publisher directly at (800) 300-9868 (outside
the U.S. call (609) 654-6266); fax (609) 654-4309; e-mail
custserv@infotoday.com;
or log on to the ITI Web site at www.infotoday.com.
Information Representation and Retrieval
in the Digital Age
By Heting Chu
This is the first book to offer a clear, comprehensive
view of Information Representation and Retrieval (IRR).
With an emphasis on principles and fundamentals, author
Heting Chu, Ph.D. (College of Information and Computer
Science at Long Island University) first reviews key
concepts and major developmental stages of the field,
then systematically examines information representation
methods, IRR languages, retrieval techniques and models,
and Internet retrieval systems. Chu discusses the retrieval
of multilingual, multimedia, and hyper-structured information,
explores the user dimension and evaluation issues, and
analyzes the role and potential of artificial intelligence
(AI) in IRR. Chu’s thoroughly researched monograph
is an indispensable guide for the individual who needs
broad and current knowledge of this rapidly growing
field.
2003/250 pp/hardbound
Information Representation and Retrieval
in the Digital Age
1-57387-172-9 $44.50
ASIST Member Price
$35.60
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