SOME ISSUES IN THE INDEXING OF IMAGES

Authors
Citation
Ss. Layne, SOME ISSUES IN THE INDEXING OF IMAGES, Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 45(8), 1994, pp. 583-588
Citations number
27
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Information Science & Library Science","Information Science & Library Science
ISSN journal
0002-8231
Volume
45
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
583 - 588
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-8231(1994)45:8<583:SIITIO>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
This article discusses some of the intellectual issues involved in the indexing of visual or pictorial images, postulating that the indexing of images should provide access to images based on the attributes of those images, and provide access to useful groupings of images, not si mply access to individual images. The attributes of images can be divi ded into four categories: ''Biographical'' attributes, Subject attribu tes, Exemplified attributes, and Relationship attributes. When creatin g groupings of images, it is important to consider the following issue s or questions: When should the grouping occur? What are the groupings based on? What level of detail is necessary? and What groupings will be useful? More research is needed into the ways images are sought and the reasons that they are useful.