Information retrieval and utilization is a basic course.
Information retrieval is one of the key courses to cultivate students’ information awareness, information capabilities, and information ethics. It aims to help students master the basic methods and skills of information retrieval and utilization through lectures, discussions, and computer internships. , so that college students have certain scientific research and practical work abilities, laying a foundation for learning and scientific research.
Information retrieval is an on-campus course, a comprehensive course (including practice), a general course, and a national-level quality resource course offered by the Southwest Jiaotong University Library. The course leader of this course is Gao Fan. According to the syllabus on the official website of Love Courses in November 2021, the total credit hours of this course are 32 hours.
Information retrieval course*** twelve knowledge modules: the cultivation of information awareness and information literacy, information sources, search engines, electronic book retrieval, journal database retrieval, patent information retrieval and utilization, information retrieval Case analysis, retrieval and utilization of citation information, retrieval of data and facts, retrieval and utilization of learning, examination, and study abroad information, retrieval and utilization of enterprise and commercial information, retrieval and utilization of academic information.
In essence, information retrieval is a kind of matching and selection, a match between information needs and retrieval results. Information needs determine the choice of retrieval tools and retrieval methods.
For example, general knowledge, popularization, news, and entertainment information can be retrieved by search engines; patents, standards, and statistical information can be retrieved from the websites of publishing organizations; academic scientific research information can be retrieved from databases; complex and precise requirements can be retrieved using Advanced search method; simple search method can be used for vague and simple requirements.
The browsing, classification, sorting, and downloading of search results are used for information selection. The functional design of search tools (search options or search boxes) is designed to meet various needs. Flexible use of various search functions can effectively improve search efficiency. ?