Abstract
This paper describes research undertaken to understand end user needs within the scope of a large, online, historically centred photojournalism image database. The framework used included an examination of browsing vs. searching habits, of Dublin Core metadata elements used when conducting advanced searches, and of trends in types of search terms. Results suggest few visitors tothe site use the site's search functionality and very few use advanced search. An analysis of search term characteristics, built on the work of Jörgensen (1998), suggests a new way to approach social tagging in a future implementation of the photojournalism image database.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 249-270 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - Sep 2010 |
Keywords
- Image queries
- Image retrieval
- Photojournalism
- User studies
- Web log analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems
- Library and Information Sciences