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.
Index Terms:
Collection understanding, streaming collage, ambient slideshow, variably gridded thumbnails, image visualization
Citation:
Michelle Chang, John J. Leggett, Richard Furuta, Andruid Kerne, J. Patrick Williams, Samuel A. Burns, Randolph G. Bias, "Collection Understanding," jcdl, pp.334-342, Fourth ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL'04), 2004