Information Retrieval Techniques for non-textual media - Prof. A ...

Information Retrieval Systems (IRS)
• Text-based Applications
• Text-based applications were among the first
computer applications, initiated by the users to
analyze large quantities of text documents.
• Other early applications included establishment
of information retrieval systems (IRS) to support
management, analysis and retrieval of
information from digitized medical journals and
legal documents, public access catalogs, on-line
catalogs (OPACs), and digital libraries, insurance
documents, and digitized literature.