Competency # 6 Search Library Lit - Citation Pearl Growing

My 'Citation Pearl Growing' search on 'Library Lit' started with 'metadata' within the last 12 months and I received 96 hits.
Narrowing my search by adding 'searching' I received 11 hits.
Finally, including 'multimedia' I obtained one hit.


Result: Miller, R. Multimedia Search Matures...but Not Without Growing Pains. EContent v. 30 no. 5 (June 2007) p. 32-7

Reproduction of the article is prohibited by copyright.

Competency # 6 Dialog - Specific Facet First

I chose ERIC as my DB in a Dialog search. My specific facet was "metadata digital image gps" and I received 0 hits.

Since Eric is a education based information system, the possibility of information related to GPS is very slim. I returned and dropped GPS from my search.

Results: Metadata (402)
Digital (4969)
Image (8635)
GPS (72)

Competency # 9 Internet

Live Science is a great website that utilizes various multimedia concepts to display image galleries, blogs, podcasts and articles related to the world of science. The topics include space, animals, health, environment, technology, history and strange news.

Live Science

Competency # 8 Multimedia

My thanks to J. Heath for including the link to Creative Commons Search where I found this video available for download with a disclaimer stating that is free. If it is found to be useful, they would like for a link to be included.

Link to site: http://search.creativecommons.org

This video was selected because it demonstrates how to build a maintainable image gallery.

Competency # 5 Tagging/Indexing/Cataloging

Tag Cloud for Teaching with Digital Images: Acquire, Analyze, Create, Communicate by Glenn L. Bull.

classroom activities(1) digital(1) digital images(1) EdTech(1) education(2) images(1) Instructional Materials(1) iste(1) literacy(1) location - home(1) location - office(1) methods(1) multimedia(1) non-fiction(1) te(1) teaching(1) technology

I selected this work because of my interest in working with images in the classroom. I spent the day as a substitute teacher this week in a sixth grade technology class. The students were working with images that were selected for inclusion in their yearbook. The students were able to crop photos and add captions. The work is exciting.

Teaching with Digital Images: Acquire, Analyze, Create, Communicate (Paperback) is available from Amazon.com. The author is Glen L. Bull

Amazon Key Phrases: visual think aloud, visual read aloud, logographic cues, Materials Needed, Content Standard, Movie Maker (more...)

http://www.librarything.com/tag/digital+images

Competency # 6 Successive Fraction

Query: What are existing indexing methods for images on the internet?

S1 (bucket or image)

S2 (metadata or tags)

S3 (index or digital)

Results using Academic Search Complete

S1 = 173,300

S1 + S2 = 274

S1 + S2 + S3 = 117

Results using Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts

S1 = 26,394

S1 + S2 = 146

S1 + S2 + S3 = 51

Academic Search Complete provided Higher Recall.

Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts provided Higher Precision.

Highly Pertinent Result from Internet & Personal Computing Abstracts

Title: Location, Location, Location.

Authors: Cardinal, David

Source: PC Magazine; 12/6/2005, Vol. 24 Issue 22, p112-45, 1p, 1c

Abstract: This article describes the process of geocoding, which involves placing or stamping location metadata into the header of one's camera JPEG image transmission tools. Thanks to rapidly growing demand, many tools are now available to help the user merge his off-the-shelf global positioning system (GPS) location data with his digicam images. If the user wants to go the GPS route, he needs a unit that supports recording a track log--essentially a list of locations he passed through--and a software utility that can match the timestamp on his images to the location information on the track log and then help him display and share the results. Before taking the photos, the user needs to make sure his GPS is set up correctly. Remember that the faster the user is traveling, the more frequently he will need track-log entries, since later he will be matching his photos to the approximate location by estimating from those log entries. It is a good idea to take a photo of the GPS displaying its time, so one can calibrate the camera time against the GPS time later.

Highly Pertinent Result from Academic Search Complete:

Title: Towards user-centered indexing in digital image collections.

Authors: Matusiak, Krystyna K.¹

Source: OCLC Systems & Services; 2006, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p283-298, 16p, 5bw

Abstract: Purpose - User-created metadata, often referred to as folksonomy or social classification, has received a considerable amount of attention in the digital library world. Social tagging is perceived as a tool for enhancing description of digital objects and providing a venue for user input and greater user engagement. This article seeks to examine the pros and cons of user-generated metadata in the context of digital image collections and compares it to professionally created metadata schema and controlled vocabulary tools. Design/methodology/approach - The article provides an overview of challenges to concept-based image indexing. It analyzes the characteristics of social classification and compares images described by users to a set of images indexed in a digital collection. Findings - The article finds that user-generated metadata vary in the level of description, accuracy, and consistency and do not provide a solution to the challenges of image indexing. On the other hand, they reflects user's language and can lead toward user-centered indexing and greater user engagement. Practical implications - Social tagging can be implemented as a supplement to professionally created metadata records to provide an opportunity for users to comment on images. Originality/value - The article introduces the idea of user-centered image indexing in digital collections. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Competency # 7 Social Networking – Second Life & Myspace

Second Life offers an opportunity to visit a world where no distance is too far to travel in the blink of an eye and the ability to redefine oneself is limited only by the imagination. Second Life is a virtual world where organizations, cultures and consortiums spring to life in the time it takes you to log out for lunch.

Info Island This Week - Happenings in Second Life