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Announcement
33rd Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing:
Digital Image Access and Retrieval
at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology,
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
March 24-26, 1996
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Library and Information Science and the
Beckman Institute.
In the last several years digital images have changed from being an
expensive high technology peculiarity in libraries into an expectation.
Libraries are actively involved in organizing and managing large digital
image collections. These collections are now being created in nearly every
art and science. The same technologies can impact preservation, interlibrary
loan and classroom support. The central problems are the same as they have
been in libraries for centuries. How do we organize, assess, store and
protect the collects to meet the needs at a reasonable cost? This conference
will explore the digital image technology and many facets of its impact on
the libraries of today and tomorrow.
Who should attend: This conference will be of interest to librarians, image
database developers, academic computing staff, digital collection
developers, and educators who use visual media.
Additional information may be found at URL: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/dpc
PROGRAM
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SUNDAY, MARCH 24
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1:00pm-4:30pm Registration (Auditorium Lobby of Beckman)
5:00pm-6:00pm Reception (Illini Union Ballroom)
6:00pm-7:30pm Dinner (Illini Union Ballroom)
8:00pm Keynote Address
Image Databases: The First Decade, the Present, and the
Future
Howard Besser, Visiting Associate Professor
School of Information & Library Studies
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MONDAY, MARCH 25
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8:30am-10:30am SESSION 1: IMAGES IN THE DIGITAL LIBRARY INITIATIVE
8:30am-9:15am Finding Things by Grouping
David Forsyth
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
University of California at Berkeley
9:15am-10:00am Some Challenging Issues in Image Content Based
Indexing and Retrieval
Thomas S. Huang, Professor,
Electrical & Computer Engineering, UIUC
Kannan Ramchandran, Assistant Professor,
Electrical & Computer Engineering, UIUC
Sharad Mehrotra, Assistant Professor,
Computer Science Beckman Institute, UIUC
10:00am-10:30am Break
10:30am-Noon SESSION 2: IMAGING APPLICATIONS AND ACCESS
10:30am-11:15am Jennifer Trant
Getty Imaging Initiative
11:15am-Noon Donald Luman
State Geological Survey
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Noon-1:30pm Lunch (on your own)
1:30pm-2:50pm SESSION 3: IMAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
1:30pm-2:10pm Image Database Vendor TBA
2:10pm-2:50pm Visual Information Retrieval
Ramesh Jain
Virage Inc., and
Visual Computing Laboratory, UC San Diego
2:50-3:15pm Break
3:15pm-5:00pm SESSION 4: THE CHALLENGE OF AUTOMATIC INDEXING OF IMAGES
3:15pm-3:50pm Shih-Fu Chang
The Image and Advanced Television Laboratory
Columbia University
3:50pm-4:25pm Using Speech Input for Image Interpretation, Annotation
and Retrieval
Rohini K. Srihari
Center of Excellence for Document Analysis and
Recognition (CEDAR)
State University of New York, Buffalo
4:25pm-5:00pm Techniques for Retrieval of Similar Shapes
Rajiv Mehrotra
University of Missouri, St. Louis
5:00pm-7:00pm Dinner (on your own)
7:00pm-9:00pm DEMONSTRATIONS
* Visual Information Retrieval Using Virage Search -
Ramesh Jain
* Beckman Image Retrieval Engine - Thomas Huang
* Museum Educational Site Licensing Project at The
University of Illinois - Charles Bauer
* A Medieval Books of Hours Indexed Image Database -
Shannon Crary and Don Siler
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TUESDAY, MARCH 26
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8:30am-10:00am SESSION 6: PRESERVATION AND DELIVERY OF DIGITAL
FACSIMILE
8:30am-9:15am TBA
9:15am-10:00am
Digital Imaging: Issues for Preservation and Access
Meg Bellinger
President of Preservation Resources, OCLC
10:00am-10:30am
Break
10:30am-11:45am SESSION 7: IMAGE OF THE LIBRARY
10:30am-11:00am
The Big Picture: Selection and Design for Image
Information Systems
Lois Lunin
Consultant and Editor
11:00am-11:45am
Impact of Image databases on Libraries
Panel Session
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Selected Abstracts:
Image Databases: The First Decade, the Present, and the Future
Howard Besser
We have seen an explosion of image database developments in the decade since
work began on the first such multi-user networked system. In this
presentation Dr. Besser will outline major milestones in image database
development, discuss the significant issues that we're facing today, and
forecast issues and trends likely to emerge in the future.
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Visual Information Retrieval
Ramesh Jain
Abstract
The ability to visually search and sort a collection of images, video, and
other data is vital to the success of ever growing global information
network. By treating images as another type of data and defining general and
specific attributes of and in the images, visual search allows retrieval of
information from images in an intuitive and natural manner. We will discuss
emerging techniques for visual search and describe Virage Engine to
demonstrate the state of art in visual asset management.
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Techniques for Retrieval of Similar Shapes
Rajiv Mehrotra James E. Gary
Abstract
In an image database management system one important type of query is shape
similarity-based retrieval. Shape similarity queries involve retrieval of
shapes (or images containing shapes)similar to a given query shape. In this
paper the central issues to be resolved in the design of a shape
similarity-based retrieval approach are discussed. Two different techniques
for similar shape retrieval are presented.
The first techniques is for the 2-dimensional shape retrieval problem. It
represents a 2-dimensional shape in terms of its local structural features.
The shape descriptions are organized in a multidimensional point access
structure to efficiently search for shapes similar to a given query shape.
The second approach deals with the retrieval of similar looking images (or
projections) of 3-dimensional objects. This approach represents the
qualitative appearance of a shape by a character string. A trie-based
multi-level structure is employed to organize the shape descriptions and to
efficiently search the database for shapes that are similar to a query
shape. Both techniques can handle queries containing fully as well as
partially visible and overlapping shapes.
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The Big Picture: Selection and Design for Image Information Systems
Lois F. Lunin
Abstract
While imaging is a relatively recent technology for information science,
its use raises several new as well as known issues in access and retrieval.
Discussion will include a brief examination of some ethical, social, and
technical problems along with reminders of basic information system design
considerations.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Location: All conference events will take place in the Beckman Institute, a
new, high-tech interdisciplinary research institute located on the campus of
the University of Illinois, 405 N. Matthews, Urbana, Illinois.
Registration and Fees: The fee for the conference is $340 ($380 after March
4, 1996), which includes the Sunday night dinner, refreshments, and a copy
of the Clinic proceedings.
Transportation: Champaign-Urbana is served by TWA, American Eagle, Northwest
Commuter and US Air. AMTRAK service is available from Chicago and points
south. Champaign is located 135 miles south of Chicago at the intersection
of Interstate routes 72, 74 and 57.
Accommodations: Rooms have been allocated for participants at the Hampton
Inn in Urbana (across the street from Beckman Institute, the conference
site). Participants must make their own hotel reservations, and should do so
before March 4, 1996. The rates are $48 single; $58 double. The phone number
is 800-426-7866. When making your reservation, tell the operator your Group
Code is G33. The direct phone number for the Hampton Inn in Urbana is
217-337-1100.
Refunds: Refunds will be made if you find that you cannot attend and you
notify us in writing by March 4, 1996. You must cancel your own hotel
reservations.
For more information:
DPC '96
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
501 E. Daniel Street
Champaign, IL 61820-6211
Email: [log in to unmask]
Telephone: (800) 982-0914 or (217) 244-3274
WWW: http://alexia.lis.uiuc.edu/dpc
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REGISTRATION
Registration and Fees: The fee for the conference is $340 ($380 after March
4, 1996), which includes the Sunday night dinner, refreshments, and a copy
of the Clinic proceedings.
Refunds: Refunds will be made if you find that you cannot attend and you
notify us in writing by March 4, 1994. You must cancel your own hotel
reservations.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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