Images

The visitor gets to view images related to the topic from open repositories. She can open the image in the local image viewer or the original location. She can remove images that are not related to the topic, but then she must provide a reason, which will add info to the image. She can add the image to a collection, edit the metadata, identify people, places and time in an image. An image which is acted upon is registered in the database and made available for metadata editing and eventually upload to Wikimedia Commons.

Images displayed are generally considered Free Cultural Works. It may be possible to display images with Creative Commons ND or NC restrictions, but they can not be enriched or used in any way.

Images module is different from the Gallery module, as the Images module focuses on single images, whereas galleries contain items.

Image search


Search conditions	Finna.fi	Wikimedia Commons
The search result is an image	filter[]=~format_ext_str_mv:"0/Image/"
The subject is the creator of the image (or the work depicted in the image)	filter[]=~author_facet:"Author name"
The subject is a location of the image	filter[]=~geographic_facet:"Place name"
The image is within the coordinates of the subject	filter[]={!geofilt sfield=location_geo pt=lat,lon d=dist}:""
The subject is the topic of the image	filter[]=~topic_facet:"Topic"	https://petscan.wmflabs.org/?language=commons&project=wikimedia&depth=10&categories= P373&ns%5B6%5D=1&search_max_results=500&interface_language=en&format=json

Images listing

The search now produces 20 images from each repository. They are not ordered.
The ordering should be enhanced. Data from the services about popularity, amount of use...?

Filtering

pdf (at least for the main image)
Signatures, flags, sounds etc. could be filtered out and displayed in the header section instead
Location maps are problematic as well
Non-free could possibly be displayed but they could not be reused, or they could be filtered out altogether.

Textual search term

The languages of the repository could be saved as the search languages, in the Wikibase
The search term will include the administrative unit, if it is stated in the Wikidata item

More hits

Add Wikimedia Commons subcategories

Choice of main image

Image P18 in the Wikidata item
Main image in one of the related Wikipedia articles
The first image in the images listing, not a pdf

Image grid

The result set is displayed in a justified view. Use the Flickr grid code available for Vue here? The script requires the image dimensions to be known to produce the grid. Can we get any of this info in the API results or must we wait until we have the images loaded?
60vh and two rows of images are displayed and more can be viewed (by scrolling horizontally or by querying more images gradually).
Possibility to open a separate Images discovery window for browsing images in a full page window.
Rephoto and original photograph are displayed as a pair.
Adding images via an action in the Images toolbar Actions menu. > Add image tool / modal?

Curating – gamified tasks

- Grouping – Select a group of photos that were shot at the same occasion (could be automatically suggested by exif data?)
- Record common disambiguation items and tag those images – "Different from".
- Identify portraits (without computer vision)
- Tag images as good header image

Browsing the images

Image browser will be used to enrich media metadata and prepare for Structured Data for Commons. See an html mockup.

Module toolbar

View in a new window

Click to open a full page to view images. The page will have similar controls as in the page module.

Actions

when no images have been selected

Select images
View images
- in the viewer
- on the map
- in the timeline
Add an image

when some images have been selected for an action

Reset selection
View selected
- in the viewer
- on a map
- in a timeline
Remove images from this topic > (submenu)
- The creator is… (modal)
  - The topic (e.g. V. A. Sihvonen)
  - List of possible related topics (e.g. Paavo Sihvonen, Hjalmar Sihvonen, Alexander Sihvonen)
  - List of disambiguation options (e.g. Alexander Sihvonen)
  - Search box
- The image depicts... (modal)
  - List of related topics
  - List of disambiguation options
  - Search box
- Bad quality or inappropriate
- Possibly add a note
Add property to selected > (modal)
- First add to Wikidocumentaries
- Then add any property as key-value pair. Examples: Part of, depicted person, depicted place… Larger work such as a map, event such as a photography session, set such as a series of images, publication, original album...
Add to your collection >

Facet and sort

Images can be filtered based on their properties. Initially everything is selected. Selections filter out content. UI for selecting has not been fully developed. Unselected may be dimmed or selected may be highlighted. It must be possible to make several choices. There must be a way to see the full selection of properties. Reset by section may be needed. Number of images by facet is needed. Sorting uses the same controls, and is attached to only a few properties. Sorting by location means sorting by distance. Sorting by several criteria has not been defined.

The result set can be faceted and sorted.

Restrict by
- Time
- Location
Filter/facet by
- Depicted
  - People
  - Topics
  - Places (hierarchical presentation)
- Wikimedia Commons classes or most used Wikidata links. To be explored.
- Image qualities
  - Image size
  - Image orientation
  - colour
- Content types
  - Photograph
  - Map
  - Graphic
  - Painting
  - Rephoto
- Creator
- Source platform
  - Wikimedia Commons
  - Finna.fi
  - Flickr
  - Europeana?
  - Internet Archive
  - Ajapaik
  - Topotheques
- Source institution
Sort by
- Time
- Proximity
- Creator
Save search criteria as a dynamic collection
Reset selection

Find

Free text find

Image

Image with basic actions (normal state). Clicking the image opens the image in the Image viewer. Clicking on the external button opens the image in it's original location.
Image with a caption (hover state). Use gradient shadow in the background.Structured data is presented with links.

Image actions are available through the Actions menu. Any action will add the image metadata to Wikidocumentaries.
Image with all icons. Indicators show which data is attached to the image. The respective tools can be accessed directly by clicking on the icon in addition to navigating through the Actions menu.
Image with no actions allowed. It is possible to display images that are not permissively licensed, but they cannot and will not be enriched.

Caption

Title/caption: Title
Attribution: Role & Creator (can be many, with link to topic page if possible)), date (year), license (with link)
Source: Institution (link to preferably the page in Wikidocumentaries, fallback: website) / Platform (link to info page)

Example (links not included)

Elias Öhman's cortege in Kanavakatu, Helsinki, 19 March 1908.
Photographer Anonymous, 1908, Public Domain.
Helsinki City Museum / Finna.

Controls and actions

Ellipsis - Dropdown: Actions. Any action will add the image metadata to Wikidocumentaries.
- Edit image metadata > Save initial media metadata, Save image content to XX, Open Metadata editor
- Geolocate the image > Save initial media metadata, Save image content to XX, Open Geolocating tool
- Discuss the image > Save initial media metadata, Open Image viewer, Start Discussion
- Select to a collection > Open Collection chooser modal
- Identify people, places, date... > Open Identification tool
- Set as topic's main image
- Set as... > Persistent menu or modal: See opitions in Infobox#Commons_media
- Download image > Open Download modal
- Copy caption > Open Caption modal
Speech bubble - Indicates discussion > Join Discussion
POI - Indicates geologation > Open Geolocating tool
Question mark - Indicates unidentified people > Open Identification tool
Star - Default empty star > Open Collection chooser modal
Cross - Remove from this topic, assign new topic or discard altogether, do not show with this topic anymore
External - View in original location