Structures of Image Collections

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Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

Human beings have always had a penchant for collecting images. The challenge today is that almost anything and everything in the world is available as a viewable image. Consequently, say O'Connor and Greisdorf, image collections can no longer be the result of ad hoc processes rooted in antiquated methodologies. To this end, they present the reader with an interdisciplinary approach to the principles, practices and belief systems underlying categorization and image management. The book is divided into three parts: defining the nature of images; describing how images are used; and explaining how and why images are collected (including the mechanics of storage and accessibility). Individual chapters contain a historical perspective on the subject matter and supporting research. Liberally enhanced with illustrations from the authors' own collections. For anyone who cognitively engages with image collections either vocationally or avocationally.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-12-30
Mått:178 x 254 x 11 mm
Vikt:397 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:180
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781591583752

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Mer om författaren

Howard F. Greisdorf is Director of Training at UniFocus in Carrollton, Texas.Brian C. O'Connor is a Professor at the School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas in Denton, Texas.

Recensioner i media

In both practical and philosophical ways, this book examines the almost infinite number of images that people collect as well as the many different ways that image collections can be arranged and managed. . . . This book contains a wealth of photographs to illustrate the many issues of image collection management. The book would provide excellent discussion points for a graduate level class in library science or museum studies.

Innehållsförteckning

PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart I: Seeing and BelievingChapter 1: Do We Need to See?Chapter 2: Living With VisionChapter 3: Seeing and CollectingPart II: The Language of Image StructuresChapter 4: Image Semantics: How We Describe What We SeeChapter 5: Image Semantics: How We Describe What We Don't SeeChapter 6: Image Engagement and ComplexityChapter 7: Image UsePart III: Image CollectionChapter 8: What's In A Word?Chapter 9: "Tag, You're It!"Chapter 10: Moving OnPart IV: Groupthink, Deindividuation, and DesensitvityChapter 11: Master and MasterpieceChapter 12: A Word about the NeedyPart V: Lessons from the FutureChapter 13: A Mathematics of Image StructureChapter 14: Image Excess and Collection AccessChapter 15: What's the Use?Index