Natural Language Processing and Information Systems vs Speech and Computer: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Natural language processing, Information organization, Information retrieval, Information storage and retrieval systems, Computer science, Artificial Intelligence

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Natural Language Processing and Information Systems Elisabeth Métais · 2005 ★★★★☆ 3.8 445 pages · ≈ 8 h 14 m · Moderate

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Applications of Natural Language to Information Systems, held in Salford, UK, in June 2013. The 21 long papers, 15 short papers and…

Language Translation and Linguistics Translators Human-computer interaction Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery

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Speech and Computer Albert Ali Salah · 2014 ★★★★☆ 3.8 593 pages · ≈ 10 h 59 m · Moderate

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Speech and Computer, SPECOM 2014, held in Novi Sad, Serbia. The 56 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were…

Image Processing and Computer Vision Database management Pattern perception Optical pattern recognition

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The verdict

Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
Natural Language Processing and Information Systems is the quickest read — about 8 hours vs 10 for Speech and Computer.

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How to choose

Want a one-evening read? Natural Language Processing and Information Systems ≈ 8h vs 10h for Speech and Computer

Scores by source

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Goodreads	3.0 (1)	—
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Reception

	Natural Language Processing and Information Systems	Speech and Computer
Ratings	1	1
Editions	18	11
Pages	445	593
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Questions readers ask

Which is rated higher: Natural Language Processing and Information Systems or Speech and Computer?

Speech and Computer has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Speech and Computer 3.8/5, Natural Language Processing and Information Systems 3.8/5).

Which is shorter to read: Natural Language Processing and Information Systems or Speech and Computer?

Natural Language Processing and Information Systems is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Natural Language Processing and Information Systems (445 pages, ≈ 8 h 14 m); Speech and Computer (593 pages, ≈ 10 h 59 m).

Which is harder to read: Natural Language Processing and Information Systems or Speech and Computer?

Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Natural Language Processing and Information Systems: Moderate; Speech and Computer: Moderate.