African Health OER Network: Fundamental Skills: Information Retrieval - Access to Knowledge-Based Resources

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Term:
2011
Published:
November 21, 2011
Revised:
June 9, 2015

This module provides an overview of information  retrieval (IR), also known as search, applied to
knowledge‐based resources in the biomedical and health domain. The HIBB begins with definitions
of key terms in the field. This is followed by a description of the components of IR systems. The
remainder of the HIBB describe the types and provides examples of knowledge‐based resources,
including bibliographic, full‐text, annotated, and aggregated resources.

 

Project: Global Health Informatics Partnership

 

Author: William Hersh

Learning Objectives

1) Define the key terms of information retrieval.
2) Understand the purposes and techniques used for indexing and retrieval.
3) Be able to access bibliographic, full‐text, annotated, and aggregated resources of biomedical and health content.

HiBBs: Health Informatics Building Blocks logo
Term:
2011
Published:
November 21, 2011
Revised:
June 9, 2015

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01: Information Retrieval - Learning Objectives and Detailed Specifications

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02: Information Retrieval - Slides

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03: Information Retrieval - Slides Handout

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05: Information Retrieval - Transcript

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06: Information Retrieval - Audio Only

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07: Information Retrieval - Self-Assessment

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08: Information Retrieval - References

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