Better late than never – the Winter 2013 edition of Informer is finally out. Further details below. Enjoy!
Informer: Winter 2013 Issue Out Now!
Editorial
By Udo Kruschwitz
Fed up with the snow? Tired of writing SIGIR papers? No exam papers to mark? Then why not take a glass of whisky, sit by the fire and read this new issue of Informer … We have prepared quite a mix of articles this time. We start with an idea that the older readers will remember. [...]
http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/2013/01/editorial-5/
_____________________________________________________________________
IR Made In Germany – The German IR Special Interest Group
By Ingo Frommholz
Introduction – IR Made In Germany 2012 marked an exciting year for the German Information Retrieval community, when for the first time ever with Norbert Fuhr a German was awarded the prestigious Gerard Salton Award. Besides being a well-deserved personal award, this brings with it a nice appreciation of the work performed by the German [...]
http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/2013/01/ir-made-in-germany-the-german-ir-special-interest-group/
_____________________________________________________________________
Webis Group, Weimar
By Benno Stein
The Web Technology and Information Systems group, Webis for short (www.webis.de), is part of the media faculty at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. The faculty provides, among others, the study course Computer Science and Media (both bachelor and master) and has a strong commitment to research in the field of digital media and information technology. The Webis [...]
http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/2013/01/webis-group-weimar/
_____________________________________________________________________
Information Retrieval between Disciplines: Computer Science and Information Science – The IR group at the University of Hildesheim
By Christa Womser-Hacker and Thomas Mandl
Information Retrieval Research in Germany is mainly done within the Computer Science Community represented by the Special Interest Group. But there is also a considerable amount of work done within the smaller Information Science Community in the German speaking countries. The University of Hildesheim forms a link between these otherwise largely distinct communities. Information Science [...]
_____________________________________________________________________
New Book: Designing the Search Experience
By Tony Russell-Rose
Remember the Yahoo! Directory? It was a hand-built taxonomy that allowed users to browse and discover Internet resources. By categorizing sites by topic and location, it became the definitive map of the World Wide Web. But at the turn of the millennium, Yahoo! transformed itself from a directory into a search engine. The task of [...]
http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/2013/01/new-book-designing-the-search-experience/
_____________________________________________________________________
Search Solutions 2012
By Deirdre Lungley
I attended BCS-IRSG’s Search Solutions 2012 event in London on 29th November, having missed it for a couple of years, and was reminded of the usefulness of this event for an academic researcher in the field. The industrial speakers, presenting the challenges and rewards of Applied Information Retrieval, keep us abreast of the expectations and [...]
http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/2013/01/search-solutions-2012/
_____________________________________________________________________
Enterprise Search Europe 2013
By Katherine Allen
The third Enterprise Search Europe conference will take place in London on 15-16 May 2013, chaired by Martin White of Intranet Focus. BCS-IRSG Members can benefit from 20% discount on delegate places. “This year, the conference will focus on 5 key themes,” said Martin White. “SharePoint, the opportunities and challenges of big data, getting the [...]
http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/2013/01/enterprise-search-europe-2013/
_____________________________________________________________________
Events Winter 2013
By Andy Macfarlane
http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/2013/01/events-winter-2013/
_____________________________________________________________________
::: Opportunities for Authors :::
If you are an expert in information retrieval or any aspect of search who has strong writing skills, we invite you to contribute to Informer. Please send an article proposal to us at: irsg@bcs.org.
For more information about the BCS IRSG, please go to:
::: http://irsg.bcs.org/about.php
_____________________________________________________________________
::: About Informer :::
Informer is the quarterly newsletter of the BCS Information Retrieval Specialist Group (IRSG). Its aim is to provide insights and inspiration to researchers and professionals working in all aspects of search and information retrieval. Our articles provide accessible and timely coverage of important topics, ranging from focused, practical advice, to concise overviews of broader topics, and to deeper, research-oriented articles and opinion pieces.
The IRSG is a Specialist Group of BCS. Its mission is to provide a focus for the European IR community, facilitate communication between researchers and practitioners and promote the adoption of IR research within industry. We host a major European conference (ECIR) and provide an assopciated programme of workshops, seminars and events. The IRSG is free to join via the BCS website, which provides access to further IR articles, events and resources.
BCS is the industry body for IT professionals. With members in over 100 countries around the world, BCS is the leading professional and learned society in the field of computers and information systems.
_____________________________________________________________________
::: Visit Informer at http://irsg.bcs.org/informer/
::: If you have comments, questions, or suggestions for Informer, please contact us at irsg@bcs.org.
_____________________________________________________________________
