From Textual to Visual Image Searching: User Experience of Advanced Image Search Tool

Elina Late; Hille Ruotsalainen; Mert Seker; Jenni Raitoharju; Anssi Männistö; Sanna Kumpulainen

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-43849-3_24

From Textual to Visual Image Searching: User Experience of Advanced Image Search Tool

Elina Late
, Hille Ruotsalainen
, Mert Seker
, Jenni Raitoharju
, Anssi Männistö
, Sanna Kumpulainen

Communication Sciences

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Abstract

This paper reports findings from a study focusing on user experience of image search tool utilizing content-based image retrieval methods. Previous studies have indicated challenges in textual image search especially in the historical domain. As a part of the project, a prototype tool was created for searching digitized historical images based on their visual contents to provide support for user needs identified in earlier studies. The tool was tested by 15 participants who evaluated their user experience with User Experience Scale and by verbal feedback. Our results indicate that participants derived benefits from the search capabilities provided by the tool, which went beyond relying on textual image descriptions. However, problems occurred, for example, in evaluating the search results and in user skills. Results also emphasize the value of intellectually produced metadata for image searching and use. Therefore, future developments should focus on creating hybrid systems supporting both textual and visual image searching.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2023
Editors	Omar Alonso, Helena Cousijn, Gianmaria Silvello, Mónica Marrero, Carla Teixera Lopes, Stefano Marchesin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	277-283
Number of pages	7
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-031-43849-3
ISBN (Print)	978-3-031-43848-6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43849-3_24
Publication status	Published - Sept 2023
Publication type	A4 Article in conference proceedings
Event	International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries - Zadar, Croatia Duration: 26 Sept 2023 → 29 Sept 2023

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Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	1421
ISSN (Print)	1611-3349
ISSN (Electronic)	0302-9743

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Conference	International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries
Country/Territory	Croatia
City	Zadar
Period	26/09/23 → 29/09/23

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Late, E., Ruotsalainen, H., Seker, M., Raitoharju, J., Männistö, A., & Kumpulainen, S. (2023). From Textual to Visual Image Searching: User Experience of Advanced Image Search Tool. In O. Alonso, H. Cousijn, G. Silvello, M. Marrero, C. T. Lopes, & S. Marchesin (Eds.), Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2023 (pp. 277-283). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 1421). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43849-3_24

Late, Elina ; Ruotsalainen, Hille ; Seker, Mert et al. / From Textual to Visual Image Searching : User Experience of Advanced Image Search Tool. Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2023. editor / Omar Alonso ; Helena Cousijn ; Gianmaria Silvello ; Mónica Marrero ; Carla Teixera Lopes ; Stefano Marchesin. Springer, 2023. pp. 277-283 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Late, E , Ruotsalainen, H, Seker, M, Raitoharju, J, Männistö, A & Kumpulainen, S 2023, From Textual to Visual Image Searching: User Experience of Advanced Image Search Tool. in O Alonso, H Cousijn, G Silvello, M Marrero, CT Lopes & S Marchesin (eds), Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 1421, Springer, pp. 277-283, International Conference on Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries, Zadar, Croatia, 26/09/23. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43849-3_24

From Textual to Visual Image Searching: User Experience of Advanced Image Search Tool. / Late, Elina ; Ruotsalainen, Hille; Seker, Mert et al.
Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2023. ed. / Omar Alonso; Helena Cousijn; Gianmaria Silvello; Mónica Marrero; Carla Teixera Lopes; Stefano Marchesin. Springer, 2023. p. 277-283 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 1421).

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