--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please excuse duplicate postings Please distribute freely --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUNDAY, MARCH 24 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- MONDAY, MARCH 25 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, MARCH 26 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 End of conference ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. ----------------------- 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. ----------------------- 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. ----------------------- 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. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. 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