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July 21, 2011 by Gary Price

Conference Paper: "Working Without Words – Image Based Retrieval as a Model to Overcome Language Hurdles"

July 21, 2011 by Gary Price

The paper will be presented at the World Library and Information Congress : 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in San Juan on August 14, 2011.

Author: Jan Simane (Head Librarian, Kunsthistorisches Institut in Florenz, Max-Planck-Institut, Florence, Italy)

Abstract:

In art history images are the primary medium of interest. In a scientific context, multi media objects, including digital images, are represented in form of an intellectually or automatically generated semantic code. Consequently, the wide options for retrieving information in digital networks are primarily text-based. Using an image database of Florentine coats of arms an experimental feature has been developed allowing non-verbal retrieval of digital images. This is based on the comparison of structural elements of portions of the image. This is an example how problems of multilingualism can be resolved, albeit in a very special case.

Direct to Full Text: “Working without words – image based retrieval as a model to overcome language hurdles” (4 pages; PDF)

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Art HistoryHumanitiesImage SearchInformation Retrieval/SearchMultimedia DatabasesOnline Research & Reference

About Gary Price

Gary Price (gprice@mediasourceinc.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. Before launching INFOdocket, Price and Shirl Kennedy were the founders and senior editors at ResourceShelf and DocuTicker for 10 years. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com, and is currently a contributing editor at Search Engine Land.

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