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Web Search
. Ed(S): Spink, Amanda; Zimmer, Michael
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Description for Web Search
Hardback. Web search engines are not just tools for finding and accessing information online, but have become a defining component of the human condition. This book investigates Web search from the non-technical perspective, bringing together chapters that represent a range of multidisciplinary theories, models, and ideas. Editor(s): Spink, Amanda; Zimmer, Michael. Series: Information Science and Knowledge Management. Num Pages: 352 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 23 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: UDB; UNN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 703.
The inspiration for this book emerged from the editors’ participation in a panel d- cussion on Web search engines at an annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers. This multidisciplinary panel of Web search researches revealed the diversity of scholars interested in Web searching, coupled with a broad range of questions, attitudes, and approaches. It became clear that more “cross-fertilization” was necessary between the disciplines to ensure Web search engines (the entities) and Web searching (the user behavior) received the thorough scholarly attention they deserved. This book is a result of that realization, and an important first step in ... Read more
The inspiration for this book emerged from the editors’ participation in a panel d- cussion on Web search engines at an annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers. This multidisciplinary panel of Web search researches revealed the diversity of scholars interested in Web searching, coupled with a broad range of questions, attitudes, and approaches. It became clear that more “cross-fertilization” was necessary between the disciplines to ensure Web search engines (the entities) and Web searching (the user behavior) received the thorough scholarly attention they deserved. This book is a result of that realization, and an important first step in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
Series
Information Science and Knowledge Management
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540758280
SKU
V9783540758280
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Reviews for Web Search
Aus den Rezensionen: "... Unter bewusster Ausklammerung rein technischer Sichtweisen wird das Phanomen der Suchmaschinen ... aus verschiedenen gesellschaftsorientierten Perspektiven in den Blick genommen. ... Insgesamt bietet der Band einen gehaltvollen Uberblick uber die Vielfalt der aktuellen Ansatze der Suchmaschinenforschung. Das Niveau der Beitrage ist durchgehend hoch ... Angesichts der Vielzahl der unterschiedlichen fachspezifischen Perspektiven ist es den Herausgebern hoch ... Read more