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Of all the tasks programmers are asked to perform, storing, compressing, and retrieving information are some of the most challenging--and critical to many applications. Managing Gigabytes: Compressing and Indexing Documents and Images is a treasure trove of theory, practical illustration, and general discussion in this fascinating technical subject.
Ian Witten, Alistair Moffat, and Timothy Bell have updated their original work with this even more impressive second edition. This version adds recent techniques such as block-sorting, new indexing techniques, new lossless compression strategies, and many other elements to the mix. In short, this work is a comprehensive summary of text and image compression, indexing, and querying techniques. The history of relevant algorithm development is woven well with a practical discussion of challenges, pitfalls, and specific solutions.
This title is a textbook-style exposition on the topic, with its information organized very clearly into topics such as compression, indexing, and so forth. In addition to diagrams and example text transformations, the authors use "pseudo-code" to present algorithms in a language-independent manner wherever possible. They also supplement the reading with mg--their own implementation of the techniques. The mg C language source code is freely available on the Web.
Alone, this book is an impressive collection of information. Nevertheless, the authors list numerous titles for further reading in selected topics. Whether you're in the midst of application development and need solutions fast or are merely curious about how top-notch information management is done, this hardcover is an excellent investment. --Stephen W. Plain
Topics covered: Text compression models, including Huffman, LZW, and their variants; trends in information management; index creation and compression; image compression; performance issues; and overall system implementation.
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In this fully updated second edition of the highly acclaimed
Managing Gigabytes, authors Witten, Moffat, and Bell continue to provide unparalleled coverage of state-of-the-art techniques for compressing and indexing data. Whatever your field, if you work with large quantities of information, this book is essential reading--an authoritative theoretical resource and a practical guide to meeting the toughest storage and access challenges. It covers the latest developments in compression and indexing and their application on the Web and in digital libraries. It also details dozens of powerful techniques supported by mg, the authors' own system for compressing, storing, and retrieving text, images, and textual images. mg's source code is freely available on the Web.
* Up-to-date coverage of new text compression algorithms such as block sorting, approximate arithmetic coding, and fat Huffman coding
* New sections on content-based index compression and distributed querying, with 2 new data structures for fast indexing
* New coverage of image coding, including descriptions of de facto standards in use on the Web (GIF and PNG), information on CALIC, the new proposed JPEG Lossless standard, and JBIG2
* New information on the Internet and WWW, digital libraries, web search engines, and agent-based retrieval
* Accompanied by a public domain system called MG which is a fully worked-out operational example of the advanced techniques developed and explained in the book
* New appendix on an existing digital library system that uses the MG software
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one of the best book on search engineering.......2007-04-20
It has been 8 years since it was published and I could see it is still one of the best in IR field. Without much long magic equations, it is not hard for common user to pick it up. There are mainly 2 parts in the book, the first book is compression, most of them are just principle introduction since it does not make sense for the read to invent or implement an algorithm. The second part is indexing (plus some query) which I highly recommended because it is "practical".
The authors are smart guys who could do sth, google mg for their website and mg4j for the ported java implementation.
A Comprehensive Introduction To Text Retrieval Systems.......2005-07-30
A wonderful feature of this book spans out practicality for various topics including compresion algorithms and theory, document and imaging system and information retrieval. On my personal interest, the authors highlight a vast list of not only the theory but present it in a simple common sense logic.
There are several examples that break down complex processes into simple and easy to understand logic and the pages provides a smooth flow of the structured topics. Well organised, presented and fully informative.
Truly an ideal book. This serves as a superior text for students studying document and imaging systems, processing and information and multimedia retrieval subjects. Beautiful!!!
Just on a personal note, it would be great to see some emphasis in the future editions in regards to web mining applications.
Great Book on Information Retrieval.......2004-05-03
Managing Gigabytes is the best book out there on information retrieval. If you're interested in implementing your own IR system, there's nothing available that comes close to this book. But the book is good not just because it's the only one out there: the writing is excellent, the algorithms are presented clearly and explained well, and the coverage is thorough. Additionally, the coverage of compression algorithms is the best I've found in any book. All algorithms and pseudo-code in the book are presented clearly enough such that any competent programmer should be able to implement them. If all else fails, however, the free downloadable source code for the mg system can fill in any gaps.
All in all, this is the best computer science book I've purchased in years. I wish all CS books were written like this one: it doesn't skimp on the theory or on the implementation details.
The Wonderful Thing Is: It's the Only One.......2001-12-21
This is the only book there is that will actually teach you how to build an information retrieval system (aka search engine). It discusses all the algorithms and tradeoffs, and comes with free downloadable source code to experiment with. Some of the material is standard, but covered in more implementation detail here than anywhere else. Some of the material is novel: you won't find better coverage of compression unless you hand-assemble twenty research papers, and reverse-engineer them to figure out how they're implemented. But with "Managing Gigabytes", it's all here. (Although, after a particularly envigorating discussion of how to string together a bunch of techniques to compress their corpus and save a couple 100MB, I did a check and found you could buy 512MB of RAM for less than the cost of the book. Knowledge is Power, but sometimes a little cash is more powerful.) The only negative is that this book is not called "Managing Terabytes", as the first edition promised/threatened it might be. RAM and disk are cheap, but not that cheap, and for now terabytes (and sometimes petabytes) are managed only by NASA, Google, and a few others. I can't wait to see the third edition!
Very clear, but misses some key real-world issues.......2001-08-15
As others have said, MG is a good introductory text for Information Retrieval. However I think it spends a little too much time on compression techniques and lacks a good discussion of incremental or on-line indexing. The book tends to assume that the set of texts to be searched is static - if new documents can be added or old ones deleted it makes the whole problem much harder and many of MG's techniques are no longer relevant. That said, I strongly look forward to Managing Terabytes (if it ever appears).
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Image Databases: Search and Retrieval of Digital Imagery
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The explosive growth of multimedia data transmission has generated a critical need for efficient, high-capacity image databases, as well as powerful search engines to retrieve image data from them. This book brings together contributions by an international all-star team of innovators in the field who share their insights into all key aspects of image database and search engine construction. Readers get in-depth discussions of the entire range of crucial image database architecture, indexing and retrieval, transmission, display, and user interface issues. And, using examples from an array of disciplines, the authors present cutting-edge applications in medical imagery, multimedia communications, earth science, remote sensing, and other major application areas.
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Urban Sociology provides a balanced framework for the study of the field by evaluating and integrating both ecological and political economic perspectives and examining the experiential aspect of political and economic life in cities. This book emphasizes how the urban environment shapes (rather than simply provides a backdrop for) ethnic and minority group processes, the formation of community, the political process, and criminal behavior. For anyone with an interest in sociology.
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Hidden behind massive 120-year-old gates a few blocks south of downtown Los Angeles is Chester Place, the oldest gated community in the city. Created as an enclave of the wealthy and powerful in 1899, the remarkably intact stately mansions of this historic neighborhood were once home to the movers and shakers of politics, industry, and entertainment. Beside century-old palm trees, the former mansion of oil-industry pioneer Edward Doheny stands as the centerpiece of the neighborhood at No. 8 Chester Place, which was purchased in 1901. His family dominated the neighborhood for the next 57 years. Located side by side with St. James Park in what is today called the West Adams District at the northern extents of University Park, containing the University of Southern California, Chester Place has been home to the campus of Mount St. MaryÂ's College for a generation.
Customer Reviews:
Very Enjoyable Book.......2007-02-12
All the books by Arcadia on 'Images of America' are very good, and this book is no exception. I was always interested in the Doheny's, and Chester Place--have read the biography of Edward Doheny-which is also very good, and have had the good fortune to visit Chester Place and the Doheny Mansion, so this just tops it all off nicely. I also know about the Seavers and Herbert Wylie who had homes there and this explained more about the connection with them and the Doheny's. The photos are just excellent, fact filled and of great interest. I liked this little book alot!
Every picture tells a story.......2007-02-12
Using his considerable storytelling talent, Don Sloper showcases an often overlooked gem of Los Angeles history in this book. Los Angeles and the contributions of the Edward Doheny family come alive for new generations to enjoy. Well done, Mr. Sloper!
Must read for LA history buffs.......2007-02-07
I've always been a big fan of Arcadia Publications and their attempt to recapture Southern California's past. Chester Place continues the Arcadian legacy by providing information about the little known neighborhood called Chester Place. Like the Doheny legacy, Chester Place has been shrouded in history. Mr. Sloper unveils the past with photo's and stories about the inhabitants. Of interest are the pictures in Chapter 6 called Neighbors. The photos are precious, especially the photo of St. Edward who looks remarkably like Mr. Doheny. I was also happy to see photo's of the Stimpson house on Figueroa as it has been a long held mystery to LA. Mr. Sloper narratives are very revealing and the book is entirely enjoyable.
A little slice of LA Heaven.......2007-02-06
In a city where history proves elusive, Mr. Sloper's well-written and engaging book helps to convey a wealth of information and interesting observations of Los Angeles's storied past. Coming from a narrow angle that is the Doheny Mansion and surrounding environs, we learn about a particularly strong couple and their surprisingly normal and quiet life of luxury in the heart of old LA. The pictures and narrative paint a detailed picture of the Doheny family and their mansion and leave the reader with a desire to learn more, to become involved and to perhaps help protect the fragile past in a city that is known for its constant obsession with living in, nay, inventing the future for better or worse.
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Though Seattle is still a young city, growing and changing, much of its short past is already lost-but not forgotten. Generations of Seattleites have fond memories of restaurants, local television shows, stores, and other landmarks that evoke a less sophisticated, more informal city. This new book explores Seattle at a time when timber and fish were more lucrative than airplanes and computers, when the city was a place of kitschy architecture and homespun humor and was full of boundless hope for a brighter future. These rare and vintage images hearken back to the marvels of the 1962 World's Fair, shopping trips to Frederick & Nelson and I. Magnin, dinners at Rosellini's, dancing at the Trianon Ballroom, traveling on the ferry Kalakala, rooting for baseball's Rainiers, and local personalities including Stan Boreson, J. P. Patches, and Wunda Wunda.
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Seattle & some famous landmarks that are no more.......2007-07-03
I own several of these IMAGES OF AMERICA books and I'm never disappointed.
This particular (picture) book is about Seattle in the past, and shows photos of some past landmarks that helped to create Seattle.
As the book's title stated, this book is about the "Vanishing Seattle", because all the landmarks are no more.
If you grew-up in Seattle, as I did, you will love to look through this book and reflect on some of the famous landmarks that were so wonderful to visit, but that are now extinct.
Vanishing Seattle.......2007-03-11
Great book about the city where I was born in 1943. So I could totally relate to the vanishing aspect of the city.
Great little book.......2007-02-18
This is a book I leave out for the enjoyment of my tax clients. It always evokes a memory and a good story.
Vanishing Seattle.......2007-02-17
A must for those who grew up in the Seattle area. My husband, who did not grow up in the region, also enjoyed it.
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In its golden age, Cincinnati was a leader in industry and culture. Europeans immigrated into the city to fill jobs, and the rural landscape was developing into suburbs. Incline railways provided access to hilltop neighborhoods, and for
the first time, the middle class could afford to move to outlying areas, commuting to work in the city. Breweries, soap manufacturers, meat packing plants, and other industries flourished, as supplies and products were distributed throughout Cincinnati along the Miami-Erie
Canal—steamboats crowded the Ohio River wharves. The city thrived during the decades surrounding the turn of the 19th century.
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Centralia is the saga of a Pennsylvania community consumed by an underground mine fire. The town, founded in 1866, has often been embroiled in tragedy and controversy. Beginning with the infamous Molly Maguires, Centralia was confronted with the murder of its founder and an assault upon its Catholic priest, who cursed the town, saying, “One day this town will be erased from the face of the earth.” Almost one hundred years later, a vein of coal that ran underneath the town caught fire and has burned since 1962. In the 1990s, the state of Pennsylvania declared eminent domain and forced most of the townÂ's sixteen hundred residents to leave. Ten people remain in Centralia today. This book chronicles many of the images and stories from this fascinating and colorful Pennsylvania community.
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Good Stuff.......2007-03-16
It's important to know that this book is not only about Centralia since the underground mine fires started. It does include pictures from that era but is also about the history of the town. It is fascinating stuff but know that it's not only a photo essay of the mine fire era.
Coal mining memories.......2006-01-29
Because I had been a coal miner in the Anthracite region,I still am interested in the coal region history and customs. I have also purchased a few other mining books on your website.
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Am still looking for info on mining tools , job descriptions and what tests a miner had to pass to get his miner's certificate.
Sincerely, Anthony Sharayko
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For decades, scholars have urged teachers to integrate grammar and writing, yet few have provided teachers with enough strategies and materials to do so. With this ground-breaking book, Harry Noden meets this need in a unique way.
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Finally the book I've been waiting for!.......2007-09-09
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE THIS BOOK! I have searched for years for a useful way to teach grammar. This book has been an inspiration to my teaching. I have tried several of Noden's techniques, all with great success. This book is a must have for any English teacher!
Painting Pictures With Words .......2006-08-19
After attending a writing workshop conducted by Harry Noden and realizing how powerful his methods are in teaching students the art of descriptive writing and in developing one's own skills, I was thrilled to find his book. Its nine chapters are full of specific, concrete strategies to create a writing masterpiece with each concept that is presented.
Great Tips on Improving Student Writing.......2006-03-22
Image Grammar is a great tool to use to quickly improve student writing!
Beatifully Written.......2006-03-15
This is a very well-done book. The ideas in the book flow and fill your head with plenty of ideas. The writing itself is polished and comfortable. A great book for students and teachers. A good read.
Well well done.......2006-01-15
Book was unwrapped, with new and functional CD. Thank you for great (and timely) service.
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Pottsville in the Twentieth Century (PA) (Images of America)
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ìFAREWELL 1899! WELCOME 1900!î was the headline in the Pottsville Republican on January 1, 1900. The people of Pottsville ushered in the new century in the usual manner with noisy gatherings and crowded churches. Coal was king in Schuylkill County during the nineteenth century, but the demise of the coal industry had already begun by 1900. Bitter strikes between coal operators and miners, especially the great strike of 1902, caused consumers to find other fuels and forced Pottsville to re-create its economy and identity.
However, residents adapted swiftly, and it was not long before Pottsville had seven volunteer fire companies, the second-finest courthouse in the state, a first-class hospital, twenty-three churches, a $100,000 YMCA building, a public mission, a free kindergarten, twelve fine schoolhouses, two parochial schools, and a free public library. Pottsville in the Twentieth Century celebrates the townís changes and accomplishments throughout the 1900s. ÝÝ
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A world away from the bustle of Manhattan, College Point, Queens, boasts one of the most interesting histories of any New York City neighborhood. College Point began as a sleepy rural hamlet, but by the mid-nineteenth century, immigration and the industrial revolution had transformed it into a booming suburb. By 1900, the community had a distinct identity as home to several thousand residents and host to hordes of weekend visitors drawn by its spectacular East River setting and beer garden resorts. College Point recounts this neighborhoodÂ's colorful story through photographs and other illustrations from the magnificent collection of the Poppenhusen Institute, the community center founded in 1868 by a local industrialist and benefactor. The institute maintains an important place in College Point life, offering a wide range of classes, concerts, and other activities to this quirky but quintessential New York neighborhood.
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Great book..........2007-05-12
I was delighted with the information in this book,I just recently moved into a mansion,There is history concerning where i live in the book,the book is very educational...I loved every page!!!!
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