Cataloging an image collection is certainly difficult because some images don't have titles, subjects, etc and theoretically depending on the intended use images can be cataloged with iconologic terms (e.g., color, mood, expression, symbolism). For these reasons I am having a hard time consistently ordering my collection. Besides the fact that I am experimenting with submission and retrieval features of the technologies introduced so far, I think the lack of consistent cataloging practices is certainly of concern. I did some a quick search online and found out about an interesting issue in cataloging images - "concept-based" image retrieval and "content-based" image retrieval - hopefully I can dedicate some time during this semester to research this topic further. One thing that would help me is to catalog in writing my entire image collection (identify all the fields in advance) and use that consistently for the remainder of the course. I wonder whether a theoretical discussion about cataloging before experimentation with technologies would have been ideal to help us at least anticipate some of these issues in advance.
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