Week 7: Image Objects 2

Summary

This week we will learn about:

• International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) and software tools that support IIIF.

  Weekly Learning Objectives

• explain the purpose of IIIF
• identify use cases for IIIF functionality in digital libraries and digital scholarly projects
• use a IIIF-enabled image viewer
• install and run the cantaloupe IIIF image server.

Before class: Readings, resources, and tasks

Readings

More digitization guidelines and best practices:

• Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative. Technical Guidelines for Digitizing Cultural Heritage Materials: Creation of Raster Image Files
• Library of Congress. Technical Standards for Digital Conversion Of Text and Graphic Materials International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF)
• Wikipedia. International Image Interoperability Framework
• O’Hearn, Meg (2020). https://youtu.be/wVjrqsqzwNI
• Rabun, Sheila. “What is IIF?”
• Everything you ever wanted to know about IIIF…

Images in research

• Lorang, E., Leen-Keat, S., Datla, M. V., & Kulwicki, S. (2015). “Developing an Image-Based Classifier for Detecting Poetic Content in Historic Newspaper Collections.”

Tasks

• READ: Please complete the readings outlined above by: Thursday, 5pm.
• DISCUSS: Please complete this week’s discussion by: Thursday, 5pm.

Reference links

• Universal Viewer (IIIF Viewer)
• IU Projects using IIIF
  • Charles W. Cushman Kodachrome Slides
  • University Archives Digital Collections
  • Richard G. Lugar Senatorial Papers
• Other examples:
  • E-Codices - Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland

In class

• Next week
• CBML/IIIF Demo
• Stephens, Owen. (2016). “Introduction to APIs Using IIIF. Overdue Ideas. http://www.meanboyfriend.com/overdue_ideas/2016/06/introduction-to-apis-using-iiif/
  • Optional: Try the above tutorial with some comic book page images:
    • http://images.biblicon.org/iiif/3/fantastic_comics_015_pg_01.tif/full/max/0/default.jpg
    • http://images.biblicon.org/iiif/3/fantastic_comics_015_pg_02.tif/full/max/0/default.jpg
    • http://images.biblicon.org/iiif/3/fantastic_comics_015_pg_03.tif/full/max/0/default.jpg
• Optional: Try installing cantaloupe IIIF image server on your own machine.
• HathiTrust Research Center: Overview