Using IIIF on ISOS and other repositories of digitised manuscripts
This month, I will give you a quick overview of how to view manuscript images online using the (now standard) International Image Interoperability Framework ( IIIF , pronounced ‘triple-i F’). Though the name may sound scary, there is really no reason to be afraid! For the more technologically enclined amongst you, I would recommend checking out the IIIF website to find out more about how it works, as well as any news and events happening. For everyone else, all you need to know is that IIIF enables you to view and interact with images on a web browser in more ways than a browser can allow on its own (e.g. deep zoom, comparison, colour changes etc). And on top of that, more and more universities and libraries now use it to display their digitised objects, so it’s extremely useful to know how to make the most of its functionalities. There are two “technical” elements you should know about when using IIIF: Image viewer : this is the software that allows viewing and manipulation of image...