Experiments on Access to Digital Libraries: How can Images and Text be Used Together?

Summary: Experiments compare image-based and text-based access in digital libraries, showing similar user success, strengths for each, and potential for combined use. Results favor hybrid use and a long-run shift to ASCII text via OCR during the transition. (summarized by gpt-5-nano on Feb 09 2026)

Paper ID: 8423
Venue: VLDB
Year: 1994
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Overall Rank: 14,371 | 1.74%
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1. Michael Lesk (Bellcore)

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@article{lesk_vldb94,
        title = {{Experiments on Access to Digital Libraries: How can Images and Text be Used Together?}},
        author = {Lesk, Michael},
        journal = {PVLDB},
        series = {{VLDB} '94},
        pages = {655},
        year = {1994}
}

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