Web Retrieval, Ranking and Personalization

Most books on information-seeking neglect the human side to focus solely on the technical aspects of retrieval systems. This book is the first to provide an information science perspective on information retrieval, with a focus on user behavior and needs. Beginning with the history of information retrieval, coverage goes on to consider behavioral models and interactive techniques as well as the design, implementation and evaluation of information retrieval interfaces. This comprehensive book will be the go-to for LIS students and professionals hoping to better appreciate and utilize information retrieval systems, theories, and practices.

Contents

• Interactive information retrieval : history and background / Colleen Cool and Nicholas J. Belkin
• Information behavior and seeking / Peiling Wang
• Task-based information searching and retrieval / Elaine G. Toms
• Approaches to investigating information interaction and behaviour / Raya Fidel
• Information representation / Mark D. Smucker
• Access models / Edie Rasmussen
• Evaluation / Kalervo Järvelin
• Interfaces for information retrieval / Max Wilson
• Interactive techniques / Ryen W. White
• Web retrieval, ranking and personalization / Jaime Teevan and Susan Dumais
• Recommendation, collaboration and social search / David M. Nichols and Michael B. Twidale
• Multimedia : behaviour, interfaces and interaction / Haiming Liu, Suzanne Little and Stefan Rüger
• Multimedia : information representation and access / Suzanne Little, Evan Brown and Stefan Rüger