Intelligent information retrieval
Subtitle: the case of astronomy and related space sciences
By: edited by A. Heck and F. Murtagh.
Contributors: Heck, A. (André); Murtagh, Fionn.
Series: Astrophysics and space science library ;; v. 182
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Dordrecht; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Astronomy -- Databases.; Space sciences -- Databases.; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Astronomy.; Information storage and retrieval systems -- Space sciences.; Expert systems (Computer science)
Description: Intelligent information Retrieval comprehensively surveys scientific information retrieval, which is characterized by growing convergence of information expressed in varying complementary forms of data - textual, numerical, image, and graphics; by the fundamental transformation which the scientific library is currently being subjected to; and by computer networking which as become an essential element of the research fabric. Intelligent Information Retrieval addresses enabling technologies, so-called `wide area network resource discovery tools', and the state of the art in astronomy and other sciences. This work is essential reading for astronomers, scientists in related disciplines, and all those involved in information storage and retrieval.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.