Subject representation of photographs

between theoretical-methodological foundations and emerging technologies

Abstract

This article analyzes the subject representation of photographs in an educational context, articulating theoretical and methodological approaches from the field with the use of Artificial Intelligence. It is a qualitative study based on an experiment conducted in a Library Science course. The results indicate that theoretical grounding favored consistency in keyword attribution, highlighted limitations of controlled vocabularies, and showed that AI functions as a supporting tool, while intellectual judgment remains central to the indexing process.