Subject access to visual resources: What the 90s might portend
Kevin P. Roddy · Library Hi Tech · 1991
Remarkable developments in the cost of storage and the quality of screen resolution exacerbate rather than solve the fundamental problem that has bedeviled image access from the beginning: once an information manager has several billion images on a storage disk, how will those images be retrieved ? The author discusses the potential of accessing images by keywords, comprehensive descriptions, and visual scanning of images. However, a more effective retrieval option might lie beyond defining foolproof terms ― in defining the cultural milieu of the visual object