Information retrieval systems
B Srinivasan
4 points
* 2 hours per week
* Second semester
* Caulfield
*
Prerequisites: COT2132 or COT2138
Objectives At the completion of this subject students should be able to understand the special characteristics of systems for the storage and retrieval of unstructured data; appreciate the underlying principles and especially the standards that apply to document retrieval systems; and use, as a developer, a text retrieval system to create a small information retrieval database.
Synopsis This subject aims to provide students with a knowledge of the technology of information retrieval systems. Topics taught include: an outline of the information retrieval problem; functional overview of information retrieval; deterministic models of information retrieval systems; conventional Boolean, fuzzy set theory, p-norm and vector space models; text analysis and automatic indexing; standards for text markup; automatic query formulation; system-user adaptation and learning mechanisms; intelligent information retrieval; retrieval evaluation; review of new theories and future directions; hands-on experience with a working experimental information retrieval system.
Assessment Examination (2 hours): 60%
* Two practical assignments:
40%
Prescribed texts
Salton G and McGill M Introduction to modern information retrieval McGraw-Hill, 1983
Recommended texts
Bryan M SGML: An author's guide to the Standard Generalized Markup Language Addison-Wesley, 1988
Goldfarb C F The SGML handbook OUP, 1990
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