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IIIF Digital Image Workshop

The Digitari logo of a manuscript which contains medieval figures in a gold cloak and hatNew Possibilities in Exploring Digitised Medieval Manuscripts Using IIIF: A Hands-On Workshop

Directed by: Digirati

When: Thursday 10 July, 12.00-14.00
Where: Parkinson Building: Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery
This Event is Free of Charge

The Image Interoperability Framework, or IIIF, is revolutionising how digitised material is hosted and shared online by providing a set of open standards. Hundreds of cultural heritage organisations have made their collections available as IIIF content via their own systems and repositories.

Originally inspired by common use cases from digital research in medieval manuscripts, there are now billions of IIIF digital objects on the web, representing a wide variety of cultural heritage content from manuscripts, books, maps, and artwork to videotape, audio recordings, and more. Furthermore, there is a rich ecosystem of tools and platforms now available for working on IIIF content for crowdsourcing, online exhibitions, scholarly research, and education.

The IIIF format is central to the Digital Library Infrastructure Project (DLIP) which aims to make the University of Leeds’ rich cultural collections more widely accessible, reusable, and interoperable.  This session will first provide a brief overview of IIIF as well as an update on DLIP and what it means for improved access to Leeds' cultural collections.

We will then move on to guided hands-on exercises where you will gain experience of applying IIIF concepts through easy-to-use tools. You will publish your own IIIF digital objects by reconstructing material currently held in different digital repositories, manipulate images to enhance them and bring out new information, examine digital resources in close detail, annotate them, and learn about the many ways you can go on to showcase your work.

The session will be delivered by Digirati, consultants for software solutions for cultural heritage institutions, with support from University of Leeds Library. No technical expertise is required, but please bring a laptop and, if you wish, your own images.

 Light refreshments will be provided. This workshop can only accommodate a limited number of participants. Early booking is recommended.