Introducing the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)

Venue: Lecture Theatre, Weston Library, University of Oxford

Date: Monday 15 June, 2-4.30pm

Description:

Cultural heritage materials from research libraries, museums, and archives are increasingly becoming available online. Users have moved from wanting to simply access materials online to wanting to use, develop and re-purpose them in ways that push the boundaries of research and open new avenues in teaching. TheInternational Image Interoperability Framework (http://iiif.io) is a community-driven, collaborative initiative committed to making these digital materials easily accessible and usable for scholars worldwide.

This lecture will explore the use of IIIF in an international context, and will also describe the implementation of IIIF standards at the Bodleian Library.

Our main speaker will be Tom Cramer, who will give a lecture “IIIF: The International Image Interoperability Framework Putting Images IN (Not Just ON) the Web for a New World of Possibilities”. Matthew McGrattan will then talk about IIIF at the Bodleian Libraries, and Judith Siefring will present the work of the Digital Manuscripts Toolkit project.

The event is free and open to all, but registration is required: http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/whatson/whats-on/upcoming-events/2015/jun/intro....

Speakers:

Tom Cramer is the Chief Technology Strategist and Associate Director of Digital Library Systems and Services for the Stanford University Libraries

Matthew McGrattan is the Collections Delivery Architect for Bodleian Digital Library Systems and Services, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford

Judith Siefring is project manager for the Bodleian’s Digital Manuscripts Toolkit project, funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation