Collection understanding

• Published in: Proceedings of the 4th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries pp. 334 - 342
• Main Authors: Chang, Michelle, Leggett, John J., Furuta, Richard, Kerne, Andruid, Williams, J. Patrick, Burns, Samuel A., Bias, Randolph G.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY, USA ACM 07.06.2004; IEEE; ACM Press
• Series: ACM Conferences
• Subjects: Applied computing > Computers in other domains > Digital libraries and archives; Applied sciences; Artificial intelligence; Computer science; Computer science; control theory; systems; Displays; Exact sciences and technology; Focusing; Graphical user interfaces; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > HCI design and evaluation methods; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > Interaction paradigms; Human-centered computing > Human computer interaction (HCI) > Interaction paradigms > Graphical user interfaces; Information retrieval; Information systems > Information retrieval > Document representation > Document collection models; Information systems > Information retrieval > Retrieval tasks and goals > Document filtering; Information systems > Information retrieval > Retrieval tasks and goals > Information extraction; Information systems > Information systems applications > Digital libraries and archives; Information systems. Data bases; Memory organisation. Data processing; Navigation; Pattern recognition. Digital image processing. Computational geometry; Permission; Software; Software libraries; User interfaces; Visualization; image visualization; streaming collage; digital libraries; information visualization; variably gridded thumbnails; collection understanding; ambient slideshow; Visualization; User interface; Image interpretation; Graphical interface; Artefact; Localization; Electronic library
• ISBN: 1581138326; 9781581138320
• DOI: 10.1145/996350.996426

Collection understanding shifts the traditional focus of retrieval in large collections from locating specific artifacts to gaining a comprehensive view of the collection. Visualization tools are critical to the process of efficient collection understanding By presenting simple visual interfaces and intuitive methods of interacting with a collection, users come to understand the essence of the collection by focusing on the artifacts. This paper discusses a practical approach for enhancing collection understanding in image collections.