What is IIIF, and why do museum image collections use it?
The technical standard that lets a museum image be zoomed, compared, and reused across unrelated websites without copying the file.
Reading museums through their images
Vitrine Review
Museum images are not neutral records but crafted documents that shape how artifacts are seen, studied, and remembered. Vitrine Review examines the archives, rights debates, and visual conventions behind museum photography for professionals who work with these collections.
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What file format and resolution do museums use?
TIFF or JPEG, how many pixels, which color space. A guide to the technical choices behind a museum's master digital image file.
Reading The Literature Table: Meetings and Formats Review
A review of how an AA district site explains one-hour meetings, first visits, open and closed formats, beginner meetings, and finding a room.
Reading The New Hope Plat Book: A River Town Review
A review of The New Hope Plat Book, a lot-by-lot walking guide to New Hope, Pennsylvania, covering tables, the Delaware canal, and Main Street.
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Archive Histories
Tracing how museum image collections were assembled, catalogued, and made accessible over time.
Rights and Reproduction
Examining copyright, open access, and ethical frameworks for reproducing museum objects.
Visual Reading
Developing visual literacy for interpreting the conventions and choices in museum object photography.
Archive Histories
Tracing how museum image collections were assembled, catalogued, and made accessible over time.
Rights and Reproduction
Examining copyright, open access, and ethical frameworks for reproducing museum objects.
Visual Reading
Developing visual literacy for interpreting the conventions and choices in museum object photography.
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