1st Edition

Understanding Information Retrieval Systems Management, Types, and Standards

Edited By Marcia J. Bates Copyright 2012
    752 Pages 103 B/W Illustrations
    by Auerbach Publications

    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:

    • Part I supplies a broad-level introduction to information systems and information retrieval systems
    • Part II examines key management issues and elaborates on the decision process around likely information system solutions
    • Part III illustrates the range of information retrieval systems in use today discussing the technical, operational, and administrative issues for each type
    • 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.

    GENERAL
    Information Systems; E. Burton Swanson
    Information Retrieval Systems; Ray R. Larson
    Information Searching and Search Models; Iris Xie
    User-Oriented and Cognitive Models of Information Retrieval; Kalervo Järvelin and Peter Ingwersen
    User-Centered Design of Information Systems; Elaine G. Toms
    Ethical Issues in Information Systems; Vladimir Zwass
    Careers and Education in Information Systems; Paul Gray and Lorne Olfman

    MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
    Knowledge Management; Kimiz Dalkir
    Information Management; Brian Detlor
    Digital Asset Management; James E.P. Currall and Michael S. Moss
    Network Management; Robert J. Sandusky
    Management of Very Large Distributed Shared Collections; Reagan W. Moore
    Search Engine Optimization; Nicholas Carroll
    Records Compliance and Risk Management; Bradley J. Wiles
    Version Control; Jill E. Grogg and Jeff Weddle
    Digital Content Licensing; Paul D. Callister and Kathleen Hall
    Piracy in Digital Media; Stephanie Walker
    Information Storage Technologies; Scott L. Klingler
    Electronic Records Preservation; Robert P. Spindler
    Data and Data Quality; Thomas C. Redman, Christopher Fox, and Anany Levitin
    Information Systems Failure; Chris Sauer and Gordon B. Davis

    TYPES OF INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
    Search Engines; Randolph Hock
    Web Retrieval and Mining; Carlos Castillo and Ricardo Baeza-Yates
    Semantic Web; Kieron O’Hara and Wendy Hall
    XML Information Retrieval; Mounia Lalmas
    Information Retrieval Support Systems; Yiyu Yao, Ning Zhong, and Yi Zeng
    Multilingual Information Access; Douglas W. Oard
    Still Image Search and Retrieval; Vittorio Castelli
    Music Information Retrieval; Kjell Lemström and George Tzanetakis
    Web Social Mining; Hady W. Lauw and Ee-Peng Lim
    Recommender Systems and Expert Locators; Derek L. Hansen, Tapan Khopkar, and Jun Zhang
    Knowledge Management Systems; Dick Stenmark
    Decision Support Systems; Marek J. Druzdzel and Roger R. Flynn
    Collaborative Systems and Groupware; David Jank
    Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Timothy F. Leslie and Nigel M. Waters
    Clinical Decision-Support Systems; Kai Zheng
    Integrated Library Systems (ILS); Emily Gallup Fayen
    Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs); Kevin Butterfield
    Internet Filtering Software and Its Effects; Lynn Sutton
    Personal Bibliographic Systems (PBS); Dirk Schoonbaert and Victor Rosenberg
    Collection Management Systems; Perian Sully
    Interactive Multimedia in Museums; Nik Honeysett
    Museum Web Sites and Digital Collections; David Bearman and Jennifer Trant

    STANDARDS FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
    Digital Object Identifier (DOI®) System; Norman Paskin
    Data Transmission Protocols; Chuan Heng Foh
    Information Retrieval Protocols: Z39.50 and Search & Retrieve via URL; William Moen
    Extensible Markup Language (XML); Kevin S. Clarke
    Resource Description Framework (RDF); Nicholas Gibbins and Nigel Shadbolt
    Text Encoding Initiative (TEI); Edward Vanhoutte and Ron Van den Branden
    Encoded Archival Description (EAD); Daniel V. Pitti
    Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model; Christopher A. Lee

    Biography

    Marcia J. Bates is Professor Emerita in the Department of Information Studies, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, at the University of California at Los Angeles. She has researched, published, and taught in many areas of library and information sciences, including user-centered design of information systems, subject access, online search techniques, and information seeking behavior. She has authored over eighty publications, including some of the most highly cited articles in the field. She has also served as Associate Dean and Department Chair. Dr Bates has consulted for a wide variety of organizations, including government, foundation, and private industry clients, as well as "dot-com" companies. Dr Bates is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and has won numerous awards, including the Award of Merit, the highest award of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), and the Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. ASIST has also awarded her its "Best Journal of ASIST Paper of the Year Award" twice. Web: http://www.gseis.ucla.edu/faculty/bates/.