PIDs in IIIF Webinar Discussion
Channel: Towards A National Collection
Date: 14/12/2021

A presentation as part of 'PIDs in IIIF' webinar held on 26th October 2021. 

The emergence of the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) has presented researchers with an opportunity to annotate and cite digitised or digital resources. However many of the creative and scholarly uses of IIIF are stymied by an inability to reliably and persistently link to objects or collections of objects.  Persistent identifiers are long lasting digital references to resources, whether physical or digital, including objects published in IIIF. A workshop organised by the Practical Applications of IIIF project identified the need for the ability to be able to consistently identify objects or collections of objects in IIIF. 

This seminar provides an occasion for a panel of international experts to discuss the opportunities and challenges these use cases present and suggest a way forward for individual implementations and the framework as a whole. 

Rachael Kotarski (The British Library)
Joe Padfield (National Gallery)
Anne McLaughlin (National Gallery)
Sara & Ben Brumfield (FromThePage)
Andy Irving (Bodleian Libraries)
Julien Raemy (University of Basel)

Image Credit: Credit: The National Gallery: Raphael, St Catherine of Alexandria, NG168. Print, Victoria & Albert Museum: engraving by Auguste Gaspard Louis Desnoyers, DYCE.2649.