Adam Cornwell

Abstract

With computers now capable of easily handling all kinds of multimedia files in vast quantity, and with the Internet now well-suited to exchange these files, we are faced with the challenge of organizing this data in such a way so as to make the information most useful and accessible. This holds true as well for media pertaining to the field of biology, where multimedia is particularly useful in education, as well as in research. To help address this, a software system with a Web-based interface has been developed for improving the accuracy and specificity of multimedia searching and browsing by integrating semantic data pertaining to the field of biology from the Unified Medical Language System (UMLS). Using the Biology Media Repository with Semantic Augmentation (BioMeRSA) system, users who are considered to be `experts' can associate concepts from UMLS with multimedia files submitted by other users to provide semantic context for the files. These annotations are used to retrieve relevant files in the searching and browsing interfaces. A wide variety of image files are currently supported, with some limited support for video and audio files.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Information storage and retrieval systems--Design; Database design; Biology--Terminology--Data processing; Medicine--Terminology--Data processing

Publication Date

5-1-2009

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

Biomedical Sciences (CHST)

Advisor

Osier, Michael

Advisor/Committee Member

Skuse, Gary

Advisor/Committee Member

Lawlor, David

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: QA76.9.D26 C67 2009

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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