LBSC 878 - Information Storage and Retrieval
Spring 2005 - Section 0101

Course Description

A description of course goals, the approach, the instructional staff and their office hours, required and recommended materials, and grading procedures.

Syllabus

An overview of the material to be covered in each session and the readings and assignments. Links to some of the materials used in class each week are also included.

Required Reading List

Detailed information about the reading assignments for each week.

Supplemental Readings

Detailed information about additional readings on each weeks topics that students may find to be of interest. Students are expected to read at least two additional papers beyond those assigned this week. Those papers can be selected from this list or found in other ways.

Paper Critique

Criteria for in class paper critiques.

Survey Topics, Survey Guidelines

Topics selected for in depth survey and class presentation by individual students.

Research Papers

Original research conducted, written up, and presented by the students.

Students

The students who are taking the course this semester.

Sample Final Exam Questions

Sample final examination questions

Seminars

Seminar series on the Maryland campus and in the surrounding area that sometimes have speakers on topics related to this course.

Other Information Retrieval Courses

These course web pages have a wealth of useful information, and they offer alternative perspectives on the material that we will cover.

Some Useful Research Resources

Links to information retrieval resources on the Web that you might find useful.

Previous Semesters

Web pages from previous offerings of this course.