Files
Download Full Text (7.2 MB)
Course
INFO 202
Description
Design Concepts in Information Retrieval: Creating User-centered Systems, Search Engines, and Sites (2nd ed., 2027) is the textbook used in the INFO 202 course. This scholarly textbook provides a multimedia learning experience that combines written chapters, slideshows and embedded videos (with captions), and links to supplemental readings. Each chapter and appendix has been peer-reviewed by a subject domain expert. The book explains and demonstrates fundamental concepts of information retrieval (IR) system design. Topics include database design concepts, user research methods, metadata and classification systems, search engines, and models for understanding the information experience. The book is open access and free to download.
Edition
2nd Ed.
Publication Date
2027
Document Type
Book
Disciplines
Library and Information Science
Rights
Copyright ©Virginia M. Tucker, 2027. Version 202701.
The author-creator makes this work available to educators and students under a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC license. As long as attribution is given to the author and copyright holder, this license allows reusers to copy, distribute, and display or perform the material in public. Adaptations may be made and distributed. You may not use the material for commercial purposes.
Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
Tucker, Virginia M., "Design Concepts in Information Retrieval: Creating Usercentered Systems, Search Engines, and Sites" (2027). Open Educational Resources. 27.
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/oer/27
Comments
Suggested citation:
Tucker, Virginia M. (2027). Design concepts in information retrieval: Creating user-centered systems, search engines, and sites (2nd ed.). San José State University.