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Multimedia computing has the potential to change the way all types of information are handled. The twenty-one papers in this volume reflect a wide range of ideas and
developments occurring within the multimedia industry. Themes concentrate on seven diverse categories: Indexing and Thesaurus Design, Documents and Images, Sound, Museums and Archives, Medicine, Libraries,
and Virtual Reality. Written by researchers, users, and producers of multimedia systems, this volume includes the following topics:
- Updating the Art and Architecture Thesaurus for Use in Object and Image Documentation;
- Geographic Indexing Terms as Spatial Indicators;
- Indexing in Hypertext Databases;
- Adding an Image Database to an Existing Library and Computer Environment:
- Design and Technical Considerations;
- Digital Preservation: A Joint Study;
- Conversation Options for Documents Image Scanning;
- Creating a Large-Scale, Structured Document Image Utility;
- Hypertext Image Retrieval: The Evolution of an Application;
- Access to Sound and Image Databases;
- Exploring Multimedia: Objects, Operators, and Management;
- Project Jukebox: Goals, Status, Results, and Future Plans;
- Interactive Multimedia in Museums;
- Designing Multimedia Systems for Museum Objects and Their Documentation;
- ArchiVISTA: New Technology for an Old Problem;
- Hypermedia in Medical Education: Accent on the Library's Role;
- Conversion of Artwork to Electronic Form: A Case Study of Costs and Aesthetic Factors;
- Navy Medical Practice Support System: Providing Multimedia Information to the Medical Practitioner.
Studies in Multimedia is a 1992 release in the ASIS Monograph Series. Some of the material was presented first at the 1991 ASIS mid-year meeting. It has been revised and updated and represents the
state-of-the-art in multimedia and hypertext computing. ©1992
21 papers/263 pages, Softbound, ISBN:0-938734-59-1 |
