IIIF (pronounced “triple eye eff”) stands for the International Image Interoperability Framework and is defined as "a set of open standards for delivering high-quality, attributed digital objects online at scale." A growing number of cultural heritage institutions are utilizing IIIF to present digital collections. The underlying technology supports reuse by offering general audiences an efficient means to display IIIF-enabled content. Learn more at https://iiif.io/.
While the scope of IIIF has broad applications which extend to audiovisual content, digital object metadata, associated transcripts, and annotations, this guide will specifically address the ways in which IIIF can be leveraged to display images.
IIIF in Action
This video demonstrates use of the IIIF Mirador viewer for image manipulation and comparison.
IIIF Mirador viewer demonstration, Harvard Art Museums