Briefly Noted/Publications Received

“Karen Spärck Jones [1935–2007] is one of the major figures of 20th and early 21st century computing and information processing. Her ideas have been an important influence on the development of Internet search engines. . . . This book celebrates the life and work of Karen Spärck Jones in her seventieth year. It consists of fifteen new and original chapters written by leading international authorities reviewing the state of the art in and her influence on the areas in which [she] has been active.” — From the publisher’s announcement. The contributors are: Emma J. Baker, E. J. Briscoe, Arthur W. S. Cater, Ann Copestake, Robert Gaizauskas, Donna Harman, Gareth J. F. Jones, Mark T. Maybury, Martin F. Porter, Stephen G. Pulman, C. J. van Rijsbergen, Stephen Robertson, John I. Tait, Yorick A. Wilks, and Peter Willett.