In this second class in the Information Retrieval 1 course, we zoom in on the concept of Text. This class focusses on questions such as: What does the concept of 'Text' signify for humans?; and How can we translate our human understanding of texts to the computer? This second question is especially relevant when we want to start to retrieve information that is stored in digitised texts.
The slides to this lecture are available through this link. They were designed by Wout Dillen, as part of a class on ‘Text for Humans, and Text for Computers’, that was part of the ‘Information Retrieval 1’ course in the University of Borås’ International MA programme on ‘Digital Library and Information Services’ at the Swedish School for Library and Information Science. This class took place on Tuesday 7 September 2021. Wout currently works as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Borås.
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