IIIF content to Explore

Given our location for the workshop today, where better to start than at TU Delft - you can navigate their IIIF collection from here: (https://heritage.tudelft.nl/iiif/collection.json )

Using Theseus from the viewer tools, you can navigate through IIIF collections - simply open Theseus and paste in the Collection URL.

https://theseusviewer.org/?iiif-content={URL}

Next to some of the examples there will be links to open and preview IIIF in Theseus.

You can grab the IIIF Manifest URL from the sidebar.

Inside of the Manifest Editor you can also use the IIIF Browser to navigate through Manifests and Collections.

From the Browser you can click on the URL at the top to go to a custom Collection or Manifest URL.

Existing IIIF Collections

You can use the IIIF Browser to add images from existing IIIF collections and Manifests.

Rijksmuseum

The Rijksmuseum has a collection of artworks and artifacts that can be explored. A proxy is available that allows you to grab IIIF Manifests from the resources. If you paste a URL for one of these pages in the box below, a IIIF Manifest URL will be generated.

https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/stories/10-things/story/10-remarkable-women

Here you can see where to get the URLs from the object pages.

Allard Pierson image bank

The Allard Pierson's image bank contains digital images of archaeological objects, paintings, prints, maps, photos and slides, as well as books and manuscripts scanned in their entirety.

The pages on their website contain links to IIIF Manifests that can be browsed in the Manifest Editor Browser.

https://uvaerfgoed.nl/viewer/index/

4TU.ResearchData

Available at: https://www.val.town/v/sammeltassen/iiif44tu is a proxy to make available IIIF images.

IIIF Presentation API for 4TU.ResearchData.

URL scheme:

https://sammeltassen-iiif44tu.web.val.run/[datasetUUID]

Examples:

https://sammeltassen-iiif44tu.web.val.run/e3f72cb2-9432-4ae9-a353-67f22dbab590 https://sammeltassen-iiif44tu.web.val.run/9a2b38e4-e87f-4600-8fe1-1989f4155b1d

If the dataset is private you need to create a token and include it as a query param: https://sammeltassen-iiif44tu.web.val.run/[datasetUUID]?token=[token]

National Archives

https://www.nationaalarchief.nl/

All images are IIIF but you will need something like the DetektIIIF browser extensions to get the links: https://seige.digital/en/detektiiif/

Alternatively you can browse their Archive using a proxy: https://data.globalise.huygens.knaw.nl/manifests/maps/collection.json

Leiden University Libraries

Navigating to their Collections overview https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/ you can access items in that collection by theme or type, and then view an individual Collection record for example:

https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/view/item/3715610

IIIF Manifest URL is presented as part of a link to an advanced viewer (Mirador) in this item view, which you can use to access the Manifest, for example:

https://digitalcollections.universiteitleiden.nl/iiif_manifest/item:3715610/manifest

ContentDM

Use this Notebook to access the IIIF endpoint (if not visible in the interface): https://observablehq.com/@allmaps/contentdm-to-iiif

Works for:

• Vrije Universiteit
• Wageningen University & Research
• University of Groningen
• Tresoar, Leeuwarden
• Radboud

BnF Gallica

An extensive resource - you can explore by Topic (https://gallica.bnf.fr/accueil/en/html/accueil-en) to find some content that may be of interest across a range of areas. Selecting a topic (Geography and Maps for example): https://gallica.bnf.fr/selections/fr/html/geographie-et-cartographie, you can navigate to content such as https://gallica.bnf.fr/selections/fr/html/images/photographies-de-la-societe-de-geographie-acces-geographique

Selecting an object from the search results, viewing it in their viewer, you can find the IIIF Manifest link:

i.e. https://gallica.bnf.fr/iiif/ark:/12148/btv1b8492135q/manifest.json

WikiData

As mentioned on the IIIF Guides, Wikidata has a property for IIIF Manifests which enables queries to be created that filter and retrieve manifests if they match other Wikidata properties. You can use the examples listed here: https://iiif.io/guides/guides/www.wikidata.org/ which generate links to the manifest using the Mirador viewer.

There is also an example configured for Theseus here: https://w.wiki/DaXE

Wellcome

The Wellcome Collection has various IIIF endpoints available to browse through from their archives.

Northwestern University Libraries

The Digital collections at Northwestern University Libraries are available online as a IIIF Collection that you can browse through.

https://api.dc.library.northwestern.edu/api/v2/collections?as=iiif

IIIF Image Services

From the Manifest Editor you can add IIIF-enabled images from their info.json manifest links. These enable deep zoom for the images. Some providers do not support IIIF Presentation APIs (Collections and Manifests) but do offer API endpoints for their images.

NLS collection

One provider that supports IIIF Images is the National Library of Scotland Map Collection.

https://maps.nls.uk/

From their site, if you are looking at a single map you can click on the "Show IIIF" and grab a link to the info.json link to add it to your Manifest.

Static images

You can also add images using images that are not IIIF-enabled. You will need an image that is allowed to be linked to from other pages. The format also needs to be supported by browsers, so formats such as JP2000 may not work correctly.

There are a few sources where you can find some static images to include in your Manifests.

The CDLI Collection

On this CDLI collection website high-resolution images are available of the tablets.

https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/

By making the form and content of cuneiform texts available online, the CDLI is opening pathways to the rich historical tradition of the ancient Middle East. In close collaboration with researchers, museums and an engaged public, the project seeks to unharness the extraordinary content of these earliest witnesses to our shared world heritage.

An example image: https://cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/dl/photo/P000001.jpg

Nasa Images

Generate a IIIF Collection using a search term from the NASA photo archive.