Retrieval of archival moving imagery: CBIR outside the frame?

P.G.B. Enser, C.J. Sandom

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Abstract

Digitization may offer a means of making archival film content more accessible by allowing moving imagery to be delivered via the Internet and by CBIR-enabled mitigation of the effects of archivists' inconsistent indexing practices. This paper reports on research which sought to gain an informed view on this potential. Working in collaboration with eleven representative film collections, evidence was gathered relating to subject access facilities and to client requirements in the form of 1,270 requests. The work revealed that the formulation and satisfaction of requests for archival footage places a heavy reliance on human intellectual input for which CBIR techniques offer little prospect of being an effective substitute. The conclusion is drawn that the combination of limited CBIR functionality and lack of adherence to cataloguing standards seriously limits the Internet's potential for providing enhanced access to film and video-based cultural resources.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImage and video retrieval: international conference, CIVR 2002
EditorsM.S. Lew, N. Sebe, J.P. Eakins
Place of PublicationBerlin, Germany
PublisherSpringer-Verlag
Pages206-214
Number of pages9
Volume2383/2002
Publication statusPublished - 2002
EventImage and video retrieval: international conference, CIVR 2002 - London, UK, July 18-19, 2002
Duration: 1 Jan 2002 → …

Publication series

NameLecture notes in computer science

Conference

ConferenceImage and video retrieval: international conference, CIVR 2002
Period1/01/02 → …

Bibliographical note

The original version is available at www.springerlink.com

Keywords

  • Digitization
  • Indexing
  • Visual images

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