The Notion of Relevance in Information Science: Everybody knows what relevance is. But, what is it really?

Author:   Tefko Saracevic
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
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9783031011740


Pages:   109
Publication Date:   06 September 2016
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Tefko Saracevic
Publisher:   Springer International Publishing AG
Imprint:   Springer International Publishing AG
Weight:   0.264kg
ISBN:  

9783031011740


ISBN 10:   3031011740
Pages:   109
Publication Date:   06 September 2016
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Language:   English

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Acknowledgments.- Preface.- Introduction.- A Bit of History.- Understanding, Manifestations, and Attributes.- Models of Relevance.- Theories of Relevance.- Experimental Studies on Behavior of Relevance.- Experimental Studies on Effects of Relevance.- Effects of Inconsistent Relevance Judgments on Information Retrieval Test Results.- Conclusions.- References.- Author Biography.

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Tefko Saracevic is Distinguished Professor Emeritus at the School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University. He was the president of the American Society for Information Science and received the Societys Award of Merit (the highest award given by the Society). He also received the Gerard Salton Award for Excellence in Research, by the Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval, Association for Computing Machinery (also the highest award given by the Group). As of July 2016, in Scopus (the largest abstract and citation database of scientific journals, books, and conference proceedings), he has received 3,762 citations (excluding self-citations). In Google Scholar (with broader coverage of all kinds of documents in addition to journals) he received 11,778 citations. He is a member of a number of editorial boards. From 1985 to 2008 he was the Editor-in-Chief of """"Information Processing & Management"""" an international journal. Although retired, he is still active - among others, teaching online courses, writing, and participating in conferences. He has published a number of articles on the topic of relevance in information science - an area of professional lifelong interest.

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