iiif - use case: libraries - sharing images of global cultural heritage
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Use Case: LibrariesNational Library of Wales
Glen Robson @glenrobson
Plan• Background to the National Library of Wales
– Content– Different types Newspapers/Archives/Paintings/Manuscripts
• IIIF Good for sharing– Maps– Manuscripts– Europeana Newspapers– History pin
• IIIF Good for us– Viewers– Page Flip – exhibition– Kiln– Multilingualism
Content
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Content
Content
Content
Cynefin
cynefin.archiveswales.org.uk
Benefits of IIIF
• No transfer of images• Changes can be made straight away.• No loss of control of images• Presentation API means no custom connector• Can display items in our own Resource
Discovery Solutions
Sharing Manuscripts
Sharing Content
IIIF Good for us
Zoomify
Newspapers
WW1 Content
Universal Viewer, based on the Wellcome Player
Supporting Infrastructure
• IIIF integrated into Fedora• Images served through IIP Image• All new content available through IIIF
Integrations
Kiln
Multilingualism
• National Library of Wales is bilingual – Welsh and English
• IIIF standard supports Multilingualism• NLW working with digirati to make the
Wellcome/Universal Viewer support multiple languages
Questions & Summary
• IIIF Good for sharing– Maps– Manuscripts– Europeana Newspapers– History pin
• IIIF Good for us– Viewers– Kiln– Page Flip – exhibition– Multilingualism
• Twitter: glenrobson