A Consideration on Holistic Matching Method of Handwritten Book Class Mark Images for Supporting Shelf Reading

Abstract

Class marks defined by the Nippon Decimal Classification are written on book labels and used for arrangement of books. Books shelved incorrectly are difficult to find, so librarians walk around between bookshelves and check correctness of books' location. This work called “ shelf reading ” is a time-consuming job. Our goal is to construct a support system for shelf reading in libraries. We proposed a holistic matching method of handwritten book class marks toward finding books in incorrect bookshelves. In this paper, we consider the utility of this method for supporting shelf reading from a result of experiments.