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Course: INFO 202: Information Retrieval System Design
Course Material: The course title emphasizes the design elements in information retrieval systems. Students learn about the systems and knowledge structures that information professionals create and use to connect users with information, including: database design, vocabulary design, and website structure design. The textbook’s content consists of lectures written by iSchool faculty (the major portion of the book), with supplemental readings from academic journals and book chapters, all of which could be included through King Library subscriptions. No copyright or royalty fees were paid as a result. Embedded links to recorded, fully captioned content by the primary author are included in the lectures and launch directly from the eBook version. A list of recorded content links is included in the front matter and is also distributed separately for convenience.
Textbook: Information Retrieval System Design: Principles & Practice
Cost of Textbook: There are 3 options for this textbook, which is 468 pages in length.
- Digital: $6.95
- Printed, softbound: $31
- Printed, spiral bound: $32