Recommender Systems Handbook_Francesco Ricci, Lior Rokach, Bracha Shapira (eds.).pdf

Francesco Ricci · Lior Rokach Bracha Shapira Editors Recommender Systems Handbook Second Edition Recommender Systems Handbook Francesco Ricci • Lior Rokach • Bracha Shapira Editors RecommenderSystems Handbook Second Edition 123 Editors Francesco Ricci Faculty of Computer Science Free University of Bozen-Bolzano Bolzano, Italy Bracha Shapira Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, Israel Lior Rokach Information Systems Engineering Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva, Israel ISBN 978-1-4899-7636-9 ISBN 978-1-4899-7637-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4899-7637-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015953226 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2011, 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media LLC New York is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. springer.com) Dedicated to our famil