SIMS 202: Information Organization and Retrieval
The Photo Project

The Photo Project is an innovative hands-on project for you and your colleagues in SIMS 202 Information Organization and Retrieval. The
project entails the documentation of life at SIMS and UC Berkeley using small, inexpensive digital cameras by teams of students, and the annotation and retrieval of these photos. You and your project group will design application use scenarios for the web-based photo database you will create, and develop and refine metadata descriptors for your photos.
The outcome of this project will be a sensible and usable classification to structure and describe photos that depict life at Sims and UC Berkeley, a browser application that let's you look at your photos within their classificatory structure as well as proposed real-world web-applications that would use the photo database and its classification.

Project Overview Handout

Photo Project Part 1: Project Groups and Camera Instructions (1/2 week)

You will be assigned to one of 7 groups and familiarize yourself with the SiPix StyleCam Blink Digital Camera that you will be using to take your photos.

Project Groups Handout
Camera Instructions

Photo Project Part 2: Assignment 2 - Photo Use Scenario (1 1/2 weeks)

Main tasks:

- Brainstorm web-based application for database of annotated photos - Take photos - Create project group website

Assignment 2 (due Sept. 12)
Notes on Brainstorming
Notes on Storyboarding
Photo Release Form
Team Website Template

Group websites:

1. Imago: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is202/f02/photo_project/group1/
2. Serendipity: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is202/f02/photo_project/group2/
3. PCD: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is202/f02/photo_project/group3/
4. GourMeta: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is202/f02/photo_project/group4/
5. Interdisciplinarians: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is202/f02/photo_project/group5/
6. Connexions: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is202/f02/photo_project/group6/
7. StudyLair: http://www.sims.berkeley.edu/academics/courses/is202/f02/photo_project/group7/

Photo Project Part 3: Assignment 3 - Photo Metadata Design (1 week)

Main task:

- Design a faceted classifiation for the photo database

Assignment 3 (due Sept. 19)

Photo Project Part 4: Assignment 4 - Photo Project Presentation (1 week)

Main tasks:

- Classification revision - Photo annotation - Prepare a presentation of your work so far - Present your classification in your group photo browser

Assignment 4 (due Sept. 26; part due Sept. 23)

Application Group Photo Browsers:

1. Imago: http://fusion.sims.berkeley.edu/imago/photodatabase.cfm
2. Serendipity: http://fusion.sims.berkeley.edu/serendipity/photodatabase.cfm
3. PCD: http://fusion.sims.berkeley.edu/pcd/photodatabase.cfm
4. GourMeta: http://fusion.sims.berkeley.edu/gourmeta/photodatabase.cfm
5. Interdisciplinarians: http://fusion.sims.berkeley.edu/interdisciplinarians/photodatabase.cfm
6. Connexions: http://fusion.sims.berkeley.edu/connexions/photodatabase.cfm
7. StudyLair: http://fusion.sims.berkeley.edu/studylair/photodatabase.cfm

Photo Project Part 5: Assignment 5 - Metadata Consolidation (2 weeks)

Main tasks:

- Determine main facets - New group formation - Consolidation work

Assignment 5 (due Oct. 10)

Please keep in mind that:

1. Although some of the top-level facets have been removed they could still appear as sub-facets under another top-level facet.
   
2. Within your facet design group, you can form new top-level facets if you deem it necessary. You will be responsible for this new top-level facet as well. It is also necessary to confer with and get agreement from the Facet Oversight Group.
   
3. You may decide that you need to transfer one or more of your sub-facets to another Facet Design group. To do so, you need to confer with and get agreement from them and the Facet Oversight Group.

Facet Oversight Group Information:

Tasks will include the following:

1. First meet together to ensure goals and standards for the consolidated classification and identify any issues across facets.


2. Alert the affected facet groups of any potential issues.


3. Have one formal check-in in which facet groups send in a near-final draft of their facet and terms.


4. Provide feedback to the facet groups.


5. Receive final draft from facet groups.


6. Make any changes to final draft in consultation with affected facet groups.

And the Facet Committees are...

Facet Oversight Group Tasks: ensure consistency of format, concepts, and lack of unnecessary overlap among the facets; manage issues regarding the whole classification and any inter-facet issues. Who: Ashley Tan, Kari Holmquist, Krista Gettle, Mary Hodder, Melanie Feinberg, Parker Thompson Email the Facet Oversight Group Primary Contact Location: Kari Holmquist Primary Contact People: Melanie Feinberg Primary Contact Activities: Mary Hodder Primary Contact Objects: Parker Thompson Primary Contact Properties and Conditions: Ashley Tan Primary Contact General Questions: Krista Gettle
Photo Properties (7): Tasks: consolidate photo properties, descriptive data, environment, date, time, restriction and photographer facets - with date and time being distinct sub-facets. Who: Florance Gee, Jane Lee, Joyojeet Pal, Judy Ma, Laheem Jordan, Lucie Tuan, Mikhail Avrekh Email the Photo Properties Facet Group Primary Contact: Mikhail Avrekh	People (7): Tasks: consolidate people, person and affiliation facets. Who: Allison Bloodworth, Amy Todenhagen, Diana Stepner, Kim Chambers, Kristine Gual, Ran Li, Zhanna Shamis Email the People Facet Group Primary Contact: Kristine Gual
Activities (9): Tasks: consolidate actions, activities and events facets. Who: Anita Wilhelm, Bob Daly, Erick Herrarte, Jeremy Kashnow, John Han, Mayjane Co, Myra Liu, Nathan Good, Nettie Ng Email the Actions Facet Group Primary Contact: Myra Liu	Location (6): Tasks: consolidate location and place facets. Who: Keasha Martindill, Lauren Wilkinson, Michelle Kim, Mukesh Darke, Pete Charles, Vidhya Srinivasan Email the Location Facet Group Primary Contact: Lauren Wilkinson
Objects (9): Tasks: consolidate object, thing, animal and nature facets. Who: Bill French, Cecilia Jiang, David Lee, David Warthen, Kat Templeton, Maria Lawrence, Michele Kerr, Nadine Fiebrich, Paulette Pan Email the Objects Facet Group Primary Contact: Bill French

Photo Project Part 6: Assignment 6- Photo Annotation & Metadata Progress (4 weeks)

Main tasks:

- Photo annotation - Add descriptors to the classification - Finalize classification - Presentation of photos and classification in Flamenco browser

Assignment 6 (due Nov. 26) <-- Another ever-so-slightly revised version (as of 10/27/02)!

Fig. 1 spreadsheet example: MarcGratacos-2002-10-05-Location-Requests.xls

Fig. 2 spreadsheet example: 2002-10-07-Location-Addition_Requests_Recommendations.xls

Fig. 3 spreadsheet example: 2002-10-09-Decisions.xls
Annotation Sample
Addition_Requests.xls <-- Updated weekly!

Consolidated Classification! <-- Version 11/27/02


Flamenco Photo Browser:
http://flamenco.sims.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/flamenco/202photos/Flamenco?username=default

The Flamenco browser is an experimental application. If you experience difficulties viewing the browser, please contact Vivien.

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