How do I track image usage?

When images are added to a collection, they are given a unique ID by the system. This ID is embedded inside the image's metadata and is carried with the image when it is downloaded.

If the image is then used in a book, journal, or added to another collection, Image Finder updates the reference to the image and you can view the references in the Image usage pop-up window.

You can display the Image usage pop-up window by clicking the ‘View usage’ button in the Image details pop-up window when viewing search results or in the 'Update image' pop-up window when administering a collection, as shown below respectively.

• Image details
• Update image
• Image usage

How

1. Publication references: Click the ^ icon to expand or collapse a list of the references for the selected image from publications (i.e. non-curated collections).
   The list shows the following information:

   • The type of the referring publication.
   • Its ISBN/ISSN Vol #.
   • The title of the chapter/article.
   • The figure label.
   • The figure caption.

   To view how the figure has been used in the context of the publication, click the ‘View in context’ link under the Action column at the end of the row.
2. Collection references: Click the ^ icon to expand or collapse a list of the references for the selected image from curated collections.
   The list shows the following information:

   • The name of the referring collection.
   • The name of the image in that collection.
   • The description of the image in that collection.
3. Close button: To close the Image usage pop-up window, click 'Done'.