Diane Brooks’s research while affiliated with Dalhousie University and other places

International computerized indexing systems jor visual materials are discussed. The systems included were among the best in the literature jor their time or have signijicant potential and represent the state of the art in their respective countries. Technologies available jor reproducing images are also investigated, highlighting videotex, videodisc, and digital storage. Theinter- jacing oj these technologies with each other and with online, postcoordinate retrieval systems could jacilitate the ultimate achievement in visual indexing.