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Provides an overview and instruction on the evaluation of interactive information retrieval systems with users.

Class-tested and coherent, this textbook teaches classical and web information retrieval, including web search and the related areas of text classification and

Provides a comprehensive overview of the topic. It shows how online evaluation is used for controlled experiments, segmenting them into experiment designs that

An introduction to information retrieval, the foundation for modern search engines, that emphasizes implementation and experimentation. Information retrieval is