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…3 min read·Apr 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…12 min read·Feb 22, 2022----
Tom CraneWhat happens if there are no third-party cookies?A condensed version of Access Control, Interoperability and Cultural Heritage3 min read·Feb 15, 2021----
Tom CraneAccess Control, Interoperability and Cultural HeritageThe challenges facing IIIF9 min read·Jan 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.3 min read·Nov 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…7 min read·Jan 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.7 min read·Jan 28, 2020--1--1
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?11 min read·Jan 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…7 min read·Nov 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…6 min read·May 13, 2019----