Date:         Mon, 31 Aug 1992 09:18:47 ECT
Reply-To:     Indexer's Discussion Group <INDEX-L@BINGVMB.BITNET>
Sender:       Indexer's Discussion Group <INDEX-L@BINGVMB.BITNET>
From:         Clifford Urr <cliffu@well.sf.ca.us>
Subject:      ComputerWorld Article on "Indexing Woes"

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Check out the recent articles in the August 10, 1992 issue of
"ComputerWorld," on p. 53, entitled, "Indexing Woes Vex IS Pros:
Keeping Track of Scanned Documents is Imaging's Unsolved Dilemma."
The vexing difficulties described by this article refers to indexing
documents, that is, items which contain words. But a potentially
equal, if not greater problem, is indexing images without words:
photographs, drawing, illustrations. From an indexer's standpoint,
however, this may be a potential goldmine of opportunities. I can see
indexers specializing in indexing electronic images and photographs
of various kinds, and setting up image index systems for clients. Any
thoughts about this out there?

Cliff Urr
Director of Library and Information Services
James Martin and Company, Inc.
Reston, VA
703-715-4127
cliffu@well.uucp.bitnet