What is information retrieval evaluation?
Information retrieval evaluation is twofold, user-oriented and systems-oriented. From the user perspective, information retrieval evaluation is appropriately focused on evaluating how effectively and efficiently a user’s search for information meets his or her needs or interests. From the systems perspective, information retrieval evaluation is focused on evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of the retrieval system that is at the core of any digital library. If you have to focus on one form of information retrieval evaluation over another, the user perspective is recommended. In user-orientated evaluation, emphasis is not on the user’s ability to conduct good searches, but rather on the user’s experiences with the information retrieval tools presented by a digital library. No matter how comprehensive a digital library is in terms of the quality of its collections nor how sophisticated its underlying technology may be, a digital library is of little value if users cannot find nee
