Objective Currently, printing enterprises generally have problems of management confusion and low utilization of images. So, in this paper the cataloging technology of print images was researched to solve this problem. Methods Firstly, the description model of print images was built, after analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of the application of DC Metadata on print images cataloging. Based on the original DC metadata standard, the print images-specific metadata were added into DC Metadata according to the characteristics of the print images. The metadata about image content description was modified and semantic level model was introduced to describe image content. At last, the cataloging process of print images was designed and realized by VS2012. Results This image cataloging framework based on the above theory could quickly and accurately catalog and retrieve images. Conclusion This description model and cataloging process could closely link image information and enterprise management information to realize standardized management of images. Besides, they make the description more comprehensive.