ISKB10 Information Retrieval

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Tomáš Marek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Pavla Vizváry, Ph.D. LL.M.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Fri 14:00–15:40 B2.43
Prerequisites
The course has no prerequisites.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course focuses on enhancing the ability to search for information in open and commercial sources. The aim is to explain basic concepts, to introduce search models and approaches. The course will also focus on the search process and the overview of resources that are used to find information. Part of the course will be exercises, where students will be able to search information in practice.
Learning outcomes
After the course, student:
- knows basic terms and information retrieval, models
- can transform the information need into a search query
- can use different retrieval systems and their functions
- is able to search information practically on various retrieval systems and information services
- is familiar with available information resources and knows when to use them
- can search for information on the Internet effectively
Syllabus
  • Basic terms (information, document, information sources, information needs, information behavior)
  • Information retrieval
  • Information behavior and information needs
  • Information retrieval models
  • Interfaces for information retrieval
  • Internet searching
  • Catalogs, federated search etc.
  • Digital libraries, freely available resources, open access
  • Professional Information Resources - databases
  • Special resources searching - medicine, law, and patents
Literature
    required literature
  • Interactive information seeking, behaviour and retrieval. Edited by Ian Ruthven - Diane L. Kelly. 1st pub. London: Facet, 2011, xxxvii, 29. ISBN 9781856047074. info
  • PAPÍK, Richard. Strategie vyhledávání informací a elektronické informační zdroje. Praha: Velryba, 2011, 192 s. ISBN 9788085860221. info
    recommended literature
  • MANNING, Christopher D., Prabhakar RAGHAVAN a Hinrich SCHÜTZE. Introduction to Information Retrieval. Illustrated edition. vyd. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-521-86571-5.
  • ELIAS, Stephen. Legal Research: How to Find & Understand the Law. 17th ed. Berkeley: NOLO, 2015. ISBN 978-1413321821
  • RUSSELL-ROSE, Tony a Tyler TATE. Designing the Search Experience: The Information Architecture of Discovery. 1st edition. vyd. Amsterdam: Morgan Kaufmann, 2013. ISBN 978-0-12-396981-1.
  • JOHNSON, J. David a Donald Owen CASE. Health information seeking. New York: Peter Lang, 2012. ISBN 978-1433118241.
  • CASE, Duncan O. Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior: 4th Edition. 4th New edition. Bingley, GB: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2016. ISBN 978-1-78560-968-8.
  • BUTTCHER, Stefan, Charles L. A. CLARKE a Gordon V. CORMACK. Information Retrieval: Implementing and Evaluating Search Engines. Illustrated edition. vyd. Cambridge, Massachusetts London, England: The MIT Press, 2016. ISBN 978-0-262-52887-0.
  • HUNT, David, Long NGUYEN a Matthew RODGERS. Patent Searching: Tools. Hoboken: Wiley, 2007. ISBN 9780471783794.
Teaching methods
Lectures, practical tasks.
Assessment methods
Semestral project: literature search. The course ends with a practical examination and a debate over the final literature research. Minor interim assignments are given during the semester.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Spring 2025.
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