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Information technology and visual images: two case studies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 June 2016

Patrick Purcell  and
Henry Okun
Patrick Purcell
Affiliation:
Architecture Machine Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Henry Okun
Affiliation:
Architecture Machine Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Abstract

Information technology has until quite recently tended to favor alphanumerics as the medium of communication. This emphasis on text militated against those application areas in which the visual image was a crucial factor. Recently, technical developments in two related fields have created a fresh potential for incorporating the visual image into large-scale information systems, namely linking computer databases with optical videodiscs. As a consequence, design, architecture, and both the fine and the graphic arts have become state-of-the-art application topics in the area of large-scale data storage and retrieval technology. This paper reports on two case studies one based in modern architecture (ARCHFILE), and one based on the work of a particular artist. (PICAS-SOFILE). It was first delivered to the IFLA Section of Art Libraries, Munich, 1983.

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Research Article
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Art Libraries Journal , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , Autumn 1983 , pp. 43 - 48
Copyright
Copyright © The Art Libraries Society 1983

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