International Image Interoperability Framework
The International Image Interoperability Framework ( IIIF ; pronounced "Triple-Ei-F") was created in 2011 with the support of the Mellon Foundation from a joint initiative of renowned memory organizations, including Harvard University , Stanford University Libraries, Cornell University , British Library , the Bodleian Library (Oxford) as well as the National Libraries of France and Norway . Today the IIIF community is supported by numerous museums, libraries and archives all over the world.
IIIF technology
The International Interoperability Framework (IIIF) consists of four Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
- The Image API defines a web service for the output of images, for example format, output size and zoom levels, sections, color depth and rotation.
- The Presentation API describes the output of an object with its bibliographical and structural metadata. The output takes place as JSON-LD objects. The output of the images according to the Image API is integrated.
- The Search API enables search queries within an IIIF resource.
- The Authentication API enables access to IIIF resources to be regulated.
A wide variety of technical solutions can be used to output IIIF-compliant images or objects. IIIF creates unprecedented interoperability and enables the cross-institutional exchange of digital objects as well as their location-independent display in various viewers and other presentation solutions on the World Wide Web.
Web links
- Project website
- Example of a presentation API
- IIIF Showcase - Software and websites that implement IIIF
- Project discussion forum (Google groups)
- Awesome IIIF - List of IIIF resources