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The state of the art

Edited by Peter Gillman

 
 
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A major volume of twenty-five papers covering the whole range of text retrieval systems and software, arising from two highly successful meetings of the Institute for Information Scientists. Includes: software selection; full text handling; optical and magnetic storage; management information; distributed databases; merging text and images; supplier support; hypertext; bulk data; financial information; intelligent interfaces; the user's perspective; specifying text retrieval requirements; legal issues; and future prospects for text retrieval. Vital reading for everyone involved in computerised information systems.
 
ISBN 0 947568 44 1
1990
£25.00/US$46.00
 
'The book is easy reading, and I recommend it for anyone who wants to gain insight into the broad spectrum of issues related to introducing and utilizing information retrieval systems in all kinds of business applications.'
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