Requirements and Concepts for Interactive Media Retrieval User Interfaces

Abstract

Large amounts of multimedia data are constantly digitized and stored in archives. Accurate search and annotation tools are essential for the fast retrieval of archival records by archivists, scientists, and the general public. The complexity of processing and navigating large collections evidence the demand for solutions that are tailored to the needs of diverse target groups. In this paper, we investigate the requirements for multimedia search and annotation tools. After identifying examples of graphical user interfaces and visualization techniques to support navigating and annotating audiovisual content in archives, we performed an iterative user research. Based on expert interviews, focus groups, and surveys, we propose a series of requirements and concept ideas for user interfaces aimed at quality control and AI-assisted search of multimedia data. Results also show that open challenges and needs include the definition of tailored ontologies to describe archival multimedia data.