Bancos de imágenes: evaluación y análisis de los mecanismos de recuperación de imágenes

Palabras clave: Internet, Bancos de imagenes, Imagen digital, Propiedad intelectual, Analisis documental, Derechos de autor, Recuperacion de imagenes, Espana. Title: Image banks: evaluation and analysis of image retrieval systems Abstract: The rise of internet has prompted image distribution agencies to market their stocks of images over the network. The present article evaluates existing systems for managing both image retrieval and copyright control that have been developed or applied by the major digital image banks. An assessment is also offered of the situation in Spain. In the discussion of image management systems, criteria are applied that relate to the conceptual analysis as well as to the inherent properties of the images.