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Lunin, Lois F. – Library Trends, 1990
A definition of fiber art, its history, materials and techniques, vocabularies, and creators and users of those vocabularies offer background for understanding the problems in preparing surrogates of this relatively recent art form for text and image databases. Four examples of fiber image information systems are described. (32 references) (EAM)
Descriptors: Databases, Hypermedia, Indexing, Machine Readable Cataloging

Younger, Jennifer A. – Library Trends, 1997
Resource description (cataloging or indexing) is undergoing scrutiny with the growth of and access to digital resources. This article describes the evolving means of making documents and document-like objects bibliographically accessible by the library cataloging community. Discusses metadata elements, library cataloging objectives and record…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Indexing

Samuel, Evelyn K. – Library Trends, 1988
Discusses the need for accurate documentation of museum holdings and the feasibility of using online library catalogs as models for automated cataloging in museums. The description of museum computer projects covers problems that have impeded automation in the past and the current status of several projects. (34 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Documentation, Indexing

Reed, Patricia Ann; Sledge, Jane – Library Trends, 1988
Describes work in progress at the Smithsonian Institution in developing a system to understand and articulate the information needed to support collection related functions. The discussion covers the data modeling methodology used and the advantages of this methodology in structuring museum collections information. (one reference) (CLB)
Descriptors: Classification, Database Design, Indexing, Information Processing

Chen, Hsin-Liang; Rasmussen, Edie M. – Library Trends, 1999
The increased availability of digital images is accompanied by a need for solutions to the problems inherent in indexing them for retrieval. Problems in image description and access are discussed, with a perspective on traditional and new solutions. Recent developments in intellectual access to images are surveyed and contrasted with…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Indexing, Information Retrieval

Heidorn, P. Bryan – Library Trends, 1999
Reviews research on how people use mental models of images in information retrieval. Discusses cognitive and social processes that give rise the visual models shaped by indexers and searchers. Examines the representation of objects and shapes in visual mental models and how both content-based and concept-based indexes capture aspects of these…
Descriptors: Cognitive Mapping, Cognitive Processes, Color, Indexes

Giral, Angela – Library Trends, 1988
Describes a project for the creation of an indexing system for architectural drawings that will allow integration of bibliographic and intellectual access to the collection using an existing online library information network. The discussion covers the influence of archival, curatorial, and library traditions on the project. (11 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Architectural Drafting, Archives, Databases

Glanzel, Wolfgang – Library Trends, 2002
Describes the common and distinguishing features of coauthorship trends and patterns in selected science fields. Analyzes the relation between coauthorship schemes and other bibliometric features such as publication activity and citation impact; concludes that the extent of coauthorship varies among fields; and suggests implications for database…
Descriptors: Bibliometrics, Citations (References), Collaborative Writing, Databases

Scott, David W. – Library Trends, 1988
Discusses the problems involved in assigning descriptors to works of art for online museum catalogs. The topics covered include the subjectivity of the analysis of art, factors that affect the cataloging of museum collections, and the online systems developed by various museums. (17 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Art Products, Classification, Databases, Indexing

Markey, Karen – Library Trends, 1988
Describes four approaches to art historical scholarship, including iconography, and identifies the common characteristics of several iconographical research collections. Topics discussed include the reasons for the limitation of some collections to secondary subject matter, and future directions in subject access to iconographic research…
Descriptors: Art History, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Indexes

Barnett, Patricia J. – Library Trends, 1988
Explores the qualities of bibliographic and object entities that contribute to the similarities and differences in the data describing them and the possibility of cooperation between indexers of art objects and indexers of bibliographic information. The discussion covers the role of authority control as the linking component between bibliographic…
Descriptors: Art Products, Automation, Bibliographic Records, Comparative Analysis

Bearman, David – Library Trends, 1988
Explores the underlying concepts involved in the design of art scholarly databases and describes three systems definition projects currently in progress. The discussion covers the revisions of MARC formats and authority controls used in bibliographic information networks that might support an art scholarly database. (eight references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Art History, Bibliographic Records, Classification, Comparative Analysis

Forsyth, D. A. – Library Trends, 1999
Computer vision offers a variety of techniques for searching for pictures in large collections of images. Appearance methods compare images based on the overall content of the image using certain criteria. Finding methods concentrate on matching subparts of images, defined in a variety of ways, in hope of finding particular objects. These ideas…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Oriented Programs, Indexes, Indexing

Swan, John – Library Trends, 1991
Discusses an apparent case of censorship via card catalog indexing in a Florentine research library. The challenge to the authenticity of a fresco by Simone Martini is explained, the ethics of collegiality are considered, and attempts to find redress through various library associations are recounted. (18 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Art History, Card Catalogs, Censorship, Collegiality

Kenney, Brigitte L. – Library Trends, 1982
Describes major uses of film, television, and video in mental health field and discusses problems in selection, acquisition, cataloging, indexing, storage, transfer, care of tapes, patients' rights, and copyright. A sample patient consent form for media recording, borrower's evaluation sheet, sources of audiovisuals and reviews, and 35 references…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Audiovisual Instruction, Cataloging, Civil Liberties
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