Josh Hadro
Managing Director
IIIF Consortium
Open technology infrastructure is more essential than ever before, and with the debut of the 3.0 iterations of the core API specifications, 2020 has been a major year in the development of the open IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) standards used by national libraries, research universities, and museums. Among other major improvements, audio and moving image materials now work with major IIIF viewers like the Universal Viewer and Mirador, while other major projects and platforms are integrating IIIF A/V material capabilities into their workflows and interfaces. Cross-institutional discovery has also been a major focus within the IIIF community. This short update will include the latest on IIIF A/V developments and major implementations, as well as the work on discovery of IIIF resources across institutional boundaries and the development of technical components to facilitate broader discovery work.
