Information retrieval (IR) is the art and science of searching for information in documents, searching for documents themselves, searching for metadata which describes documents, or searching within databases, whether relational stand alone databases or hypertext networked databases such as the Internet or intranets, for text, sound, images or data. IR is a broad interdisciplinary field, that draws on many other disciplines. Indeed, because it is so broad, it is normally poorly understood, being approached typically from only one perspective or another. The present volume describes how an information retrieval system really works. Its contents and organization has been carefully designed to present a cohesive view of all the important aspects of modern information retrieval. The book is intended for students of library is intended for students of library and information science, but it may well be of interest to practitioners working on commercial information retrieval systems as well as people who are faced with problems in selecting an information retrieval system.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR P.K. Goyal
Pawan Kumar Goyal, (b. 2nd August, 1938) did is BA (Hons) from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He did his Post Graduate Diploma in Library Science from Punjab University, Chandigarh. He also acquired Export Management Certificate from Indian Institute of foreign Trade, New Delhi. He was commissioned into Indian Army from OTS Madras on 14 February, 1965. In 1971 Indo-Pak war, he was Field Cashier and handled a very large amount of cash during war. He also handled ammunition during Indo-Pak war. He gained Operational field experience in Eastern and Western Command and worked in insurgency prone areas of Nagaland and Jammu and Kashmir. He was promoted to full Colonel Rank. He retired from army on 30 August, 1990. After retirement he joined Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar, as Administrator, and served there for more than thirteen years. He has expertise in field of Man and Material Management, General Administration, Accounts, Logistics, Analysis of Intelligence and Management of Security. Besides being an avid bibliophile, he has many interests and contributes papers and articles on various issues regularly.
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