Collection understanding

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. Categories and Subject Descriptors H.3.3 [Information Storage and Retrieval]: Information Search and Retrieval – information filtering. H.3.7 [Information Storage and Retrieval]: Digital Libraries – collection, user issues. H.5.2 [Information Interfaces and Presentation]: User Interfaces - interaction styles, graphical user interfaces (GUI), direct manipulation, evaluation/methodology. General Terms Collection understanding, information visualizatio...

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: JCDL
• Authors: Michelle Chang, John J. Leggett, Richard Furuta, Andruid Kerne, J. Patrick Williams, Samuel A. Burns, Randolph G. Bias
• Keywords: Collection Understanding, Efficient Collection Understanding, JCDL 2004, User Interfaces