Challenges in Image Cataloging: A Case Study of the Image Database at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center

This paper reviews some challenges of image cataloging in the form of a literature review and a usability study conducted on the image database at North Carolina Biotechnology Center, hosted on Presto Inmagic software. The usability study aims to examine whether the addition of descriptive metadata detailing the conceptual aspects of images, e.g. the images' Aboutness, has a positive effect on users' searching experience while they conduct a series of assigned searching tasks designed to generate queries that require searching for images whose subject can be considered both general and abstract. In addition to this research question, the database design and existing description are examined for effectiveness