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Search Engines: Information Retrieval in Practice
Bruce Croft, Donald Metzler, Trevor Strohman · Medical Entomology and Zoology 2009 · 2009
782citations
Information Retrieval and Search BehaviorBig Data and Business IntelligenceKey (lock)Information retrievalSearch engineComputer science+1
Medical Entomology and ZoologyJournal1217 h-indexCitations by source
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Abstract
KEY BENEFIT: Written by a leader in the field of information retrieval, this text provides the background and tools needed to evaluate, compare and modify search engines. KEY TOPICS: Coverage of the underlying IR and mathematical models reinforce key concepts. Numerous programming exercises make extensive use of Galago, a Java-based open source search engine. MARKET: A valuable tool for search engine and information retrieval professionals.
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