UCD Digital Library was the first institution in Ireland to adopt the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) in 2015. They deployed an image server and published IIIF-compliant metadata to make images interoperable. Software like Mirador and Universal Viewer were integrated to allow viewing and manipulating images. IIIF shifts the focus from library standards to web standards, helping libraries share resources and empower users to work with digital cultural heritage online. UCD is working on additional features like crowdsourced transcription and audio-visual support to continue advancing their IIIF implementation.

1. IIIF & Beyond
Peter Clarke
UCD Digital Library

2. International Image
Interoperability Framework

3. A Community
that develops Shared APIs,
implements them in Software,
and exposes interoperable Content

7. IIIF implementation at UCD

8. IIIF at UCD Digital Library
First institution in Ireland to adopt IIIF (2015)
● Deploy image server (i.e. Loris image server).
● Publish IIIF-compliant metadata.
● Deploy and integrate software (i.e. Mirador and Universal Viewer).
IIIF at UCD Library

9. Technical landscape

10. Mirador
● Open source viewer
● Full-featured
● Highly configurable
IIIF @ UCD

11. Save & Share Images (demonstration)

12. Save & Share Images (demonstration)

13. Image Manipulation plugin

14. Save & Share Images (demonstration)

15. Geospatial plugin

16. Maps (demonstration)

17. Transcription plugin

18. Full-text Search (demonstration)

19. Transcribe/Translate (demonstration)

21. Why we use IIIF?
● IIIF shifts the focus from library standards to web standards.
● IIIF provides a framework for interoperability with other frameworks that encourage sharing and linking, e.g.
ResourceSync.
● IIIF helps libraries, museums, etc. shift attention from administrative uses of interoperability (OAI-PMH, OAI-
CORE etc.) to end-user empowerment in working with digital cultural heritage on the web.

22. Further Development at UCD
● Crowdsourced transcriptions and translations
● Audio-visual collections (IIIF-AV)
● Annotations
● Search API
● Authentication API

23. Long-term Projects
Dúchas
Irish Poetry Reading Archive
Clifden Arts Festival
Europeana

24. Questions?
digital.ucd.ie / @UCDdigital
p.clarke@ucd.ie / @brndgtl