INFORMATION RETRIEVAL

FULLY SOLVED BOOK LASY 5 YEARS PAPERS SOLVED PLUS GUESS

UNIT 1
1 CREDIT
Information Storage and Retrieval
1.1 definition, purpose, components and types of information retrieval system
1.2 Role of Indexing in Information Retrieval
Types of Indexing- pre-coordinate(Dr.S.R.Ranganathan’s Chain indexing,
POPSI, PRECIS, SLIC), post coordinate (UNITERM) and automatic
Indexing (KWIC, KWAC, KWOC)
1.3 Indexing languages and vocabulary control: definition, purpose & tools
Thesaurus- Structure , thesaural relationships & construction
UNIT 2
1 CREDIT
Retrieval of Information
2.1 Models for information retrieval: Input- Output Models and Theoretical
Models.
2.2 Information search and search strategy : type of search- keyword search,
Phrase search, keyword and subject search, truncation search, range search.
Boolean logic and Venn Diagram.
2.3 Searching the web
UNIT 3
1 CREDIT
Evaluation of Information Storage and retrieval system.
3.1 Evaluation- need, types and criteria with example e.g. Cranfield Study and
MEDLAR Test.
3.2 Current Trends in Information Retrieval: searching the web, open access
repository and its creation, Portal- vortal,Datamining, Automatic text
summarizing,Information standards and protocols.
UNIT 4
1 CREDIT
Information Repackaging and Products.
4.1 Information analysis, repackaging and consolidation: Concept, definition,
packaging and repackaging.
Information consolidation activities, need, steps in information consolidation
and repackaging process and advantages.
4.2 Information Products: concept , types, design and development of
information products.
4.3 Marketing of information products and services: concept, need, market
research, price, marketing mix, factors influencing the market.
4.4 Trends in Information Analysis, Repackaging & Consolidation including
electronic content creation & document delivery