Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Searching Wartime Photograph Archive for Serious Leisure Purposes

  • Conference paper
  • First Online:
Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries (TPDL 2022)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNCS,volume 13541))

Included in the following conference series:

Abstract

A survey of image information search goals, search tactics and what was looked at in the images was circulated among serious-leisure war historians. Also, we used the user engagement scale (UES), and a user success score were measured. Search goals included general and more specific goals. It is shown that despite the lack of full coverage of descriptions and metadata, users preferred mostly keyword searching. Surprisingly, general targets were popularly looked at the images, such as milieu or scenery. Participants gave high UES and varying success scores, but they were, in general, satisfied with their interactions. Serious leisure users are very engaged with their activities, which makes them tolerant to the possible system and indexing shortages. We discuss the findings and suggest research implications based on them.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 69.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 89.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Armitage, L.H., Enser, P.G.B.: Analysis of user need in image archives. J. Inf. Sci. 23(4), 287–299 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1177/016555159702300403

    Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Beaudoin, J.: An investigation of image users across disciplines: a model of image needs, retrieval and use. Proc. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 45(1), 1–5 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1002/MEET.2008.14504503118

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Beaudoin, J.E.: A framework of image use among archaeologists, architects, art historians and artists. J. Doc. 70(1), 119–147 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1108/JD-12-2012-0157/FULL/XML

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Byström, K., Kumpulainen, S.: Vertical and horizontal relationships amongst task-based information needs. Inf. Process. Manag. 57, 2 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2019.102065

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Chassanoff, A.M.: Historians’ experiences using digitized archival photographs as evidence, Am. Arch. 81(1), 135–164 (2018). https://doi.org/10.17723/0360-9081-81.1.135

  6. Choi, Y., Rasmussen, E.M.: Searching for images: the analysis of users’ queries for image retrieval in American history. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 54(6), 498–511 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1002/ASI.10237

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Chung, E., Yoon, J.: Image needs in the context of image use: an exploratory study. J. Inf. Sci. 37(2), 163–177 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1177/0165551511400951

    Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Hartel, J., et al.: Information activity in serious leisure. Inf. Res. 21(4), paper 728. http://InformationR.net/ir/21-4/paper728.html

  9. Huvila, I.: Analytical information horizon maps. Libr. Inf. Sci. Res. 31(1), 18–28 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2008.06.005

  10. Hyvönen, E., et al.: WarSampo data service and semantic portal for publishing linked open data about the second world war history. In: Sack, H., Blomqvist, E., d’Aquin, M., Ghidini, C., Ponzetto, S.P., Lange, C. (eds.) ESWC 2016. LNCS, vol. 9678, pp. 758–773. Springer, Cham (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34129-3_46

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  11. Jansen, B.J.: Searching for digital images on the web. J. Doc. 64(1), 81–101 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1108/00220410810844169/FULL/PDF

    Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Järvelin, K., et al.: Task-based information interaction evaluation: the viewpoint of program theory. ACM Trans. Inf. Syst. 33(1), 1–30 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1145/2699660

    Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Jörgensen, C., Jörgensen, P.: Image querying by image professionals. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 56(12), 1346–1359 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1002/ASI.20229

    Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Kumpulainen, S., et al.: Historical reasoning in authentic research tasks: mapping cognitive and document spaces. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol. (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.24216

    Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Kumpulainen, S.: Task-based information searching. In: McDonald, J.D., Levine-Clark, M. (eds.) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, 4th edn. CRC Press (2017)

    Google Scholar 

  16. Markkula, M., Sormunen, E.: End-user searching challenges indexing practices in the digital newspaper photo archive. Inf. Retr. 14.1(4), 259–285 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009995816485

  17. Matusiak, K.K.: Studying information behavior of image users: an overview of research methodology in LIS literature, 2004–2015. Libr. Inf. Sci. Res. 39(1), 53–60 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lisr.2017.01.008

    Article  Google Scholar 

  18. McCay-Peet, L., Toms, E.: Image use within the work task model: images as information and illustration. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 60(12), 2416–2429 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1002/ASI.21202

    Article  Google Scholar 

  19. O’Brien, H.: Theoretical perspectives on user engagement. In: O’Brien, H., Cairns, P. (eds.) Why Engagement Matters, pp. 1–26. Springer, Cham (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27446-1_1

    Chapter  Google Scholar 

  20. O’Brien, H.L., et al.: A practical approach to measuring user engagement with the refined user engagement scale (UES) and new UES short form. Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud. 112, 28–39 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IJHCS.2018.01.004

    Article  Google Scholar 

  21. O’Brien, H.L., et al.: An empirical study of interest, task complexity, and search behaviour on user engagement. Inf. Process. Manag. 57, 3 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1016/J.IPM.2020.102226

    Article  Google Scholar 

  22. Salkind, N.: Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics. Sage, Thousand Oaks, CA (2007). https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412952644

  23. Shatford, S.: Analyzing the subject of a picture: a theoretical approach. Cat. Classif. Q. 6(3), 39–62 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1300/J104V06N03_04

    Article  Google Scholar 

  24. Speakman, R., et al.: User engagement with generous interfaces for digital cultural heritage. Lect. Notes Comput. Sci. 11057 LNCS, 186–191 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00066-0_16/TABLES/1

  25. Xie, X., et al.: Why people search for images using web search engines. In Proceedings of the Eleventh ACM International Conference on Web Search and Data Mining (WSDM ’18), pp. 655–663. ACM, New York, NY, USA (2018). https://doi.org/10.1145/3159652.3159686

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Tampere University, 33014, Tampere, Finland

    Sanna Kumpulainen & Hille Ruotsalainen

Authors
  1. Sanna Kumpulainen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Hille Ruotsalainen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Sanna Kumpulainen .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Gianmaria Silvello

  2. Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Oscar Corcho

  3. CNR-ISTI – National Research Council, Pisa, Italy

    Paolo Manghi

  4. University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Giorgio Maria Di Nunzio

  5. Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden

    Koraljka Golub

  6. University of Padua, Padua, Italy

    Nicola Ferro

  7. Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy

    Antonella Poggi

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2022 Springer Nature Switzerland AG

About this paper

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this paper

Kumpulainen, S., Ruotsalainen, H. (2022). Searching Wartime Photograph Archive for Serious Leisure Purposes. In: Silvello, G., et al. Linking Theory and Practice of Digital Libraries. TPDL 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13541. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16802-4_7

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16802-4_7

  • Published:

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Cham

  • Print ISBN: 978-3-031-16801-7

  • Online ISBN: 978-3-031-16802-4

  • eBook Packages: Computer ScienceComputer Science (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation