自50年代以来当信息专业人员认识到科学方法在试验中应用的必要时,研究人员面临着控制的、实验设计的、变数的、取样的及其他的问题,通过试验与评价已经取得许多知识。信息(情报)检索系统的评价与理论有大量的文献,读者可查询英文《信息科技年度评论》(ARST)定期出现的评论文章,Sparck-Jones的《信息检索试验》(1981)、维克利夫妇的的《信息科学理论与实践》(1987)对于信息检索的评价试验也有全面的评述。 Researchers face controlled, experimental design, variable, sampling and other issues that researchers have learned much about through experimentation and evaluation since the 1950s when information professionals recognized the need for the application of scientific methods to experimentation. There is a wealth of literature on the evaluation and theory of information (intelligence) retrieval systems. Readers can look at regular reviews of English annual reviews of information technology (ARST), Sparck-Jones’s Information Retrieval Tests (1981), Wickley’s Of “Information Science Theory and Practice” (1987) for information retrieval evaluation test also has a comprehensive review.