Information Retrieval: Algorithms and Heuristics

List of Figures. Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Retrieval Strategies. 3. Retrieval Utilities. 4. Efficiency Issues pertaining to Sequential IR Systems. 5. Integrating Structured Data and Text. 6. Parallel Information Retrieval Systems. 7. Distributed Information Retrieval. 8. The Text Retrieval Conference (TREC). 9. Future Directions. References.