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	ORGANIZING INFORMATION Principles of Data Base and Retrieval Systems To order this title, and for more information, click here By Dagobert Soergel, University of Maryland, College Park Description This book gives a theoretical base and a perspective for the analysis, design, and operation of information systems, particularly their information storage and retrieval (ISAR) component, whether mechanized or manual. Information systems deal with many types of entities: events, persons, documents, business transactions, museum objects, research projects, and technical parts, to name a few. Among the purposes the serve are to inform the public, to support managers, researchers, and engineers, and to provide a knowledge base for an artificial intelligence program. The principles discussed in this book apply to all these contexts. The book achieves this generality by drawing on ideas from two conceptually overlapping areas?data base management and the organization and use of knowledge in libraries?and by integrating these ideas into a coherent framework. The principles discussed apply to the design of new systems and, more importantly, to the analysis of existing systems in order to exploit their capabilities better, to circumvent their shortcomings, and to introduce modifications where feasible. Audience Students interested in taking an introductory class on organizing and retrieving information. Bibliographic & ordering Information Paperback, 450 pages, publication date: SEP-1985 ISBN-13: 978-0-12-654261-5 ISBN-10: 0-12-654261-9 Imprint: MORGAN KAUFFMAN Price: Order form USD 112 EUR 94.95 GBP 63.99 Books and book related electronic products are priced in US dollars (USD), euro (EUR), and Great Britain Pounds (GBP). USD prices apply to the Americas and Asia Pacific. EUR prices apply in Europe and the Middle East. GBP prices apply to the UK and all other countries. See also information about conditions of sale & ordering procedures, and links to our regional sales offices. 077/762 Last update: 29 Aug 2008	Reviews Submit your review Bookmark this page Recommend this publication Overview of all books