Tom CraneTowards a National Collection… but what is that?These are the questions that pile up when I try to think about what a National Collection might mean. I wanted to record the questions…Apr 17, 2022Apr 17, 2022
Tom Craneindigirati-chIIIF Manifest Editor —commentary on first round of user group feedbackDigirati are working on a new IIIF Manifest Editor as part of Practical Applications of IIIF, a Foundation project within the the…Feb 22, 2022Feb 22, 2022
Tom CraneWhat happens if there are no third-party cookies?A condensed version of Access Control, Interoperability and Cultural HeritageFeb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
Tom CraneAccess Control, Interoperability and Cultural HeritageThe challenges facing IIIFJan 31, 2021Jan 31, 2021
Tom CraneWhat is IIIF Content State?“Have a look at this…” you might say, spinning the book round and marking the place with your finger.Nov 29, 2020Nov 29, 2020
Tom CraneMapping archives to digitised objectsAlthough our work at The UK National Archives isn’t particularly about digitised content, I’ve still been thinking about how records map…Jan 31, 2020Jan 31, 2020
Tom CraneinThe National Archives DigitalBaffled by Archives — Part 3While there are always lessons to be learned from web search engines, user behaviour in archives is very different.Jan 28, 20201Jan 28, 20201
Tom CraneinThe National Archives DigitalBaffled by Archives — Part 2Can we support and grow the user’s mental model of the archives, rather than simply provide an alternative to it?Jan 6, 2020Jan 6, 2020
Tom CraneinThe National Archives DigitalBaffled by Archives — Part 1After 20 years of living in a world with Google in it, many web users consider themselves fairly sophisticated when it comes to finding…Nov 22, 2019Nov 22, 2019
Tom Craneindigirati-chDigitised books: reading or viewing?You often curl up with a book. You might even read your Kindle in the bath. But have you ever curled up with a viewer? Would you even…May 13, 2019May 13, 2019
