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Joan  Beaudoin
Email: jeb56@drexel.edu
Alma Mater: Drexel University and Temple University

Research Interests:
Joan's research interests include cataloging and indexing of images, information-seeking behaviors of art historians, and creation and use of digital collections of cultural objects.
 
Publications:
Beaudoin, J. Visual Materials & Online Access: Issues Concerning Content Representation. Art Documentation (2007), 26 (2): 24-28.
 
Beaudoin, J. Flickr Image Tagging: Patterns Made Visible. Bulletin of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (2007), 34 (1): 26-29.
 

Beaudoin, J. Image and Text: The Information Seeking Behaviors of Art Historians. Art Documentation (2005), 24 (2): 34-37.

Beaudoin, J. Staffing statistics for large collections. Visual Resources Association Bulletin (2004), 30 (3): 3-5.
 
Conference Presentations:
Beaudoin, J. 2008, October. An investigation of image users across professions: A model of image needs, retrieval and use. Poster presented at the 71st Annual Meeting of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), Columbus, OH.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2008, October. A preliminary investigation of image indexing: The influence of domain knowledge, indexer experience and image characteristics. Paper presented at the 19th Workshop of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Special Interest Group in Classification Research, Columbus, OH.
 
Klavans, J., Sheffield, C., Abels, E., Beaudoin, J., Jenemann, L., Lipincott, T., Lin, J., Passonneau, R., Sidhu, T., Soergel, D. and T. Yano. 2008. Computational Linguistics for Metadata Building: Aggregating Text Processing Technologies for Enhanced Image Access. Paper presented at OntoImage 2008: 2nd International 'Language Resources for Content-Based Image Retrieval' Workshop.' Marrakech, Morocco.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2008, July. The influence of domain knowledge, indexer experience and image type on image indexing.Mid-Atlantic Digital Library Conference, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2008, May. Selection Criteria for Digital Projects. Art Libraries Society of North America, 36th Annual Conference. Denver, CO.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2008, January. An Investigation of Image Users across Disciplines: A Model of Image Needs, Retrieval and Use. Works-in-process poster presented at the ALISE Annual Conference: Community Engagement: Integrating Learning, Research, and Practice, Philadelphia, PA.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2007, November. Problems of Evaluation: An Assessment Framework for Digitizing Ephemera. DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries Conference: Appraisal in the Digital World, Rome, Italy.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2007, June. Digitizing Ephemera: Criteria for Assessing Materials. Rare Books and Manuscripts Pre conference, Baltimore, MD.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2007, March. The influence of domain knowledge, indexer experience and image type on image indexing. Visual Resources Association Annual Conference, Kansas City, MO.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2006, November. Interindexer Consistency, Term Usage and Indexer Experience Levels in the Application of Image Descriptors. Poster presented at the 69th Annual Meeting of The American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST), Austin, TX.
 
Lin, X., Beaudoin, J., Bui, A. and Desai, K. 2006, November. Exploring Characteristics of Social Classification. Proceedings of the 17th Workshop of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Special Interest Group in Classification Research.Pdf available at: http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/1790/01/lin.pdf.
 
Beaudoin, J. 2005, July. Using MDID (Madison Digital Image Database) to store and retrieve images for pedagogical use. School of Visual Arts Workshop, New York, NY.
 

Beaudoin, J., Behrens, E. & Bills, L. 2003, March. Triple Trouble: Building a Sensible Plan for Digital Asset Management at the Tri-College Consortium. CLIR: Digital Asset Management in the Liberal Arts, Reed College, Portland, OR.

 
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