monet and hollar: irregularity among institutions in the extensiveness of records created for the...
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Monet and Hollar: Irregularity among
institutions in the extensiveness of records
created for the same creator
Hollar:
More single instances of words =
likelier retrieval More headings used did not
lead to greater retrieval
Monet:
Many single instances of words led to more
retrieval of one record (left) than of other Monet records
from other institutions
Wenzel Hollar
Strasburg (detail)
Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, ON
Gift of John Roberts, 1992AMICO retrievals: 6
Wenceslaus Hollar
Bust of Woman with Lace Collar and Braided Hair
(detail)Davis Museum and
Cultural Center, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
Gift of Mrs. Toivo Laminan (Margaret Chamberlin,
Class of 1929)AMICO retrievals: 24
Wenceslas Hollar
Landscape with two farm houses
on a hilltop, Bohemia
(Detail)Fine Arts Museums of San
Francisco, San Francisco, CAAchenbach Foundation for
Graphic ArtsAMICO retrievals: 10
Description variation among
institutions: a well-known creator (Monet) and a lesser-known creator
(Hollar)
Claude Monet
Morning on the Seine,
near Giverny(detail)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA Juliana Cheney Edwards
CollectionAMICO retrievals: 800
Claude Monet
Sailboats on the Seine
(detail)
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Gift of Bruno and Sadie AdrianiAMICO retrievals: 1105
Claude Monet
Water Lilies(detail)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
AMICO retrievals: 1232
EXAMPLES
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All Monetimages,
institution 1
All Monetimages,
institution 2
All Monetimages,
institution 3
Mean word count
Mean AMICOretrievals
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All Hollarimages,
institution 1
All Hollarimages,
institution 2
All Hollarimages,
institution 3
Mean number ofheadingsMean word count
Mean AMICOretrievals
Variations in record description among institutions: suggestions of trends (example of well-known creator –
Claude Monet)
Variations in record description among institutions: suggestions of trends (example of lesser-known creator –
Wenzel Hollar)
Other search types (chart below):
Provide access points for other, more specific searches
Extensive descriptions = fruitful keyword searching: Use more single instances of words Use more fields to describe images
Efficiency:
Reputation affects amount of description
Set minimal standards but exceed them for the obscure
CreatorKeywordTitleTypeOwner nameSubject DateMaterials/Technique CombinedOwner PlaceID
AMICO database searches, FY 2000-01
IMPLICATIONS and STRATEGIES
Genthe: One creator, one institution
Differing numbers of headings not
corresponding to retrieval
Genthe:
Varying numbers of headings
suggests irregularity in providing access points to the records.
Three records (right) from one institution:
Inclusion of more headings results in
greater retrieval
Description variation within an
institution: one creator (Genthe) and
multiple creators from one institution
EXAMPLES
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70
Grounds andbuilding for the
wedding
Turner, Edward,Mrs.
Travel views ofJapan and
Korea,
HeadingsWord countAMICO hits
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100
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400
La Serpentaranear Olevano
Cup, 1778 TheAnnunciation, C.
1580
HeadingsWord countAMICO hits
Record description variation within an institution: a case involving a single
creator (Genthe)
Record description variation within an institution: a case involving multiple
known and unknown creators
Arnold Genthe
Grounds and building for
the wedding of Rosemary
HardenTitle devised from Genthe's
records title, between 1928 and 1942
(detail)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division,
Washington, DCAMICO retrievals: 15
Arnold Genthe
Turner, Edward, Mrs.Title devised from Genthe's records title, 1930 Apr. 30
(detail)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division,
Washington, DCAMICO retrievals: 10
Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Japan and
KoreaTitle devised from Genthe's
records title, 1908 (detail)
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division,
Washington, DCAMICO retrievals: 25
Friedrich Preller the
Elder
La Serpentara near Olevano
(detail)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Delia E. Holden FundAMICO retrievals: 3
Sèvres Factory
Cup(detail)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Gift of Nicholas J. VelloneyAMICO retrievals: 24
Benedetto Caliari
The Annunciation
(detail)
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Gift of the Hanna FundAMICO retrievals: 358