Introduction to Information Retrieval

 This is the first book that gives you a complete picture of the complications that arise in building a modern web-scale search engine. You'll learn about ranking SVMs, XML, DNS, and LSI. You'll discover the seedy underworld of spam, cloaking, and doorway pages.

Coherent and up -to -date, this textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in computer science covers all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections

Class-tested and coherent, this groundbreaking new textbook teaches web-era information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and text clustering from basic concepts. Written from a computer science perspective by three leading experts in the field, it gives an up-to-date treatment of all aspects of the design and implementation of systems for gathering, indexing, and searching documents; methods for evaluating systems; and an introduction to the use of machine learning methods on text collections. All the important ideas are explained using examples and figures, making it perfect for introductory courses in information retrieval for advanced undergraduates and graduate students in computer science. Based on feedback from extensive classroom experience, the book has been carefully structured in order to make teaching more natural and effective. Although originally designed as the primary text for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in information retrieval, the book will also create a buzz for researchers and professionals alike.

Title Introduction to Information Retrieval
Author(s) Christopher D. Manning, Prabhakar Raghavan, H. Schutze
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (July 7, 2008), eBook (2009)
Hardcover 496 pages
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521865719
ISBN-13: 978-0521865715
Download: http://nlp.stanford.edu/IR-book/information-retrieval-book.html