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ImaNote: A web-based multi-user image map viewing and annotation tool

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We have created a tool called ImaNote (Image Map Annotation Notebook) for viewing, zooming, and annotating arbitrary-sized images using a Web browser. Multiple users can work with the tool simultaneously, being able to almost instantly see and edit each other's modifications. In this article we describe the design, implementation, and user interface of ImaNote focusing on issues arising from the Web-based nature of the software, as well as from its intended use as a tool for visualization and interaction with digital surrogates, facsimiles, and replicas of cultural heritage objects.

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Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage   Volume 3, Issue 4
April 2011
31 pages
ISSN:1556-4673
EISSN:1556-4711
DOI:10.1145/1957825
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Published: 11 April 2011
Accepted: 01 December 2010
Revised: 01 September 2010
Received: 01 November 2009
Published in JOCCH Volume 3, Issue 4

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  1. Annotation
  2. Web application
  3. community
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