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Next Generation Search Engines

Next Generation Search Engines

By: Christophe Jouis; Ismail Biskri; Jean-Gabriel Ganascia; Magali Roux

Publisher: IGI Global

Publication Date: 31-MAR-2012

Insert Date: 11-JUN-2012

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Recent technological progress in computer science, Web technologies, and the constantly evolving information available on the Internet has drastically changed the landscape of search and access to information. Current search engines employ advanced techniques involving machine learning, social networks, and semantic analysis.<br><b>Next Generation Search Engines: Advanced Models for Information Retrieval</b> is intended for scientists and decision-makers who wish to gain working knowledge about search in order to evaluate available solutions and to dialogue with software and data providers....

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Google Power Search

Google Power Search

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 26-JUL-2011

Insert Date: 16-JUL-2011

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Behind Google's deceptively simple interface is immense power for market and competitive research—if you know how to use it well. Sure, basic searches are easy, but complex searches require specialized skills. This concise book lays bare the full range of Google's powerful search-refinement features, so you can quickly find the specific information you need....

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Introduction to Search with Sphinx

Introduction to Search with Sphinx

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 29-APR-2011

Insert Date: 24-APR-2011

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Webmasters want fast and powerful search capabilities on their sites, and content management system administrators would like to reveal the wealth of their databases. The solution in both cases is the Sphinx search engine. This concise introduction to Sphinx shows you how to use this free software to index an enormous number of documents and provide fast results to both simple and complex searches....

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Search Patterns

Search Patterns

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 26-JAN-2010

Insert Date: 15-JAN-2010

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Search is among the most disruptive innovations of our time. It influences what we buy and where we go. It shapes how we learn and what we believe. In this provocative and inspiring book, you'll explore design patterns that apply across the categories of web, ecommerce, enterprise, desktop, mobile, social, and real-time search and discovery. Filled with colorful illustrations and examples, Search Patterns brings modern information retrieval to life, covering such diverse topics as relevance, faceted navigation, multi-touch, personalization, visualization, multi-sensory search, and augmented...

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Beyond Search: What to do when Your Enterprise Search System Doesn’t Work, Research Report

Beyond Search: What to do when Your Enterprise Search System Doesn’t Work, Research Report

By: Stephen E. Arnold

Publisher: Gilbane Group, Inc.

Publication Date: 02-APR-2008

Insert Date: 13-SEP-2008

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There is much dissatisfaction among users of "enterprise search" systems. In his new study, Stephen explores how to go "beyond search." The 282 page study is focused on what you can do to get your incumbent search system back on track and includes tips and tricks to fix an ailing system. If you want to replace your existing system, his study identifies alternatives to the "enterprise" systems common in organizations today. Details about some of the newest, most promising content processing systems now in the commercial channel in the 24 vendor profiles are included, as is a "market map" that...

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Ambient Findability

Ambient Findability

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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.

Publication Date: 26-SEP-2005

Insert Date: 21-SEP-2005

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How do you find your way in an age of information overload? How can you filter streams of complex information to pull out only what you want? Why does it matter how information is structured when Google seems to magically bring up the right answer to your questions? What does it mean to be "findable" in this day and age? This eye-opening new book examines the convergence of information and connectivity. Written by Peter Morville, author of the groundbreaking Information Architecture for the World Wide Web, the book defines our current age as a state of unlimited findability. In other words,...