[AISWorld] New book on Recommender Systems available

[Amber Butler]

The below message has been passed along to you at the request of Professor 
Dietmar Jannach, regarding the recent publication of his new book, 
Recommender Systems: An Introduction. 

Thank you, 


Amber Butler
Marketing Executive
Mathematics & Computer Science
Cambridge University Press



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New book on Recommender Systems available!
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RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS - AN INTRODUCTION
by D. Jannach, M. Zanker, A. Felfernig, G. Friedrich
Cambridge University Press, October 2010

The book offers an overview of approaches to developing state-of-the-art 
recommender systems. The authors present current algorithmic approaches 
for generating personalized buying proposals, such as collaborative and 
content-based filtering, as well as more interactive and knowledge-based 
approaches. They also discuss how to measure the effectiveness of 
recommender systems and illustrate the methods with practical case 
studies. 
The final chapters cover emerging topics such as recommender systems in 
the social web and consumer decision making in recommendation scenarios. 
 
Suitable for computer science researchers and students interested in 
getting an introduction to the field as well as a textbook for lecturers 
or as a reference for professionals looking for the right technology to 
build real-world recommender systems.

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REVIEWS

Behind the modest title of 'An Introduction' lies the type of work the 
field needs to consolidate its learning and move forward to address new 
challenges. 
Across the chapters that follow lie both a tour of what the field knows 
well - a diverse collection of algorithms and approaches to recommendation 
- and a 
snapshot of where the field is today as new approaches derived from social 
computing and the semantic web find their place in the recommender systems 

toolbox. Let's all hope this worthy effort spurs yet more creativity and 
innovation to help recommender systems move forward to new heights.

Joseph A. Konstan, from the Foreword


This book is the most comprehensive and useful introductory text on 
recommender systems yet published. Anyone who teaches in this area will be 
pleased to have, 
at last, one source for all of the essential topics. Especially noteworthy 
are the book's broad coverage of different types of recommenders and its 
thorough 
treatment of evaluation. It is billed as an 'introduction', but I think 
that even experienced practitioners will find new and interesting material 
here.

Robin Burke

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The book can be ordered here:

Cambridge University Press: 
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item5634779/?site_locale=en_GB

Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Recommender-Systems-Introduction-Dietmar-Jannach/dp/0521493366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1289197470&sr=8-1

Barnes & Noble
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/books/e/9780521493369/?itm=1&USRI=recommender+systems+introduction

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For more information, also visit http://www.recommenderbook.net
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