Bates M.J. (ed.) Understanding Information Retrieval Systems. Management, Types, and Standards

CRC Press, 2012. — 732 p.Information retrieval systems, especially those accessed over the Internet, are ubiquitous in our globalizing world. Many are wonderfully easy to use, and it is therefore easy to assume that the design and implementation of information systems is a simple and straightforward process. However, systems need to be designed specifically for their intended functions in order to provide optimal support for the people who use them. It turns out that it is not always obvious what needs to be done to produce a really well-functioning information system. In addition, information systems are almost always part of a much larger infrastructure that is designed to support business, government, and other activities. All parts of that infrastructure need to mesh into a single well-functioning social and technical system, containing and optimizing the information systems within. Consequently, information systems are seldom stand-alone. They need to be made interoperable with other systems of many types, and at many levels of functionality.
Chapters on different types of information systems, on managing information systems, both as collections of data and as part of a larger social and administrative system, and on the technical standards that are required in order for the systems to inter-operate with other systems and networks in this volume are gathered together. World Wide Web–based systems are emphasized. Collectively, the chapters in this book provide an excellent introduction to the various aspects of developing and managing information retrieval systems in the context of real-world demands.Part I General
Information Systems
Information Retrieval Systems
Information Searching and Search Models
User-Oriented and Cognitive Models of Information Retrieval
User-Centered Design of Information Systems
Ethical Issues in Information Systems
Careers and Education in Information Systems
Part II Management of Information Retrieval Systems
Knowledge Management
Information Management
Digital Asset Management
Network Management
Management of Very Large Distributed Shared Collections
Search Engine Optimization
Records Compliance and Risk Management
Version Control
Digital Content Licensing
Piracy in Digital Media
Information Storage Technologies
Electronic Records Preservation
Data and Data Quality
Information Systems Failure
Part III Types of Information Retrieval Systems
Search Engines
Web Retrieval and Mining
Semantic Web
XML Information Retrieval
Information Retrieval Support Systems
Multilingual Information Access
Still Image Search and Retrieval
Music Information Retrieval
Web Social Mining
Recommender Systems and Expert Locators
Knowledge Management Systems
Decision Support Systems
Collaborative Systems and Groupware
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Clinical Decision-Support Systems
Integrated Library Systems (ILS)
Online Public Access Catalogs (OPACs)
Internet Filtering Software and Its Effects
Personal Bibliographic Systems (PBS)
Collection Management Systems
Interactive Multimedia in Museums
Museum Web Sites and Digital Collections
Part IV Standards for Information Retrieval Systems
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) System
Data Transmission Protocols
Information Retrieval Protocols: Z39.50 and Search & Retrieve via URL
Extensible Markup Language (XML)
Resource Description Framework (RDF)
Text Encoding Initiative (TEI)
Encoded Archival Description (EAD)
Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model