Glossaries

Glycerine Workbench

The hosted Glycerine IIIF platform application for researchers, curators and students. Upload images or import them from IIIF sources, organise them into Collections and Image Sets, annotate them with Annotation Templates, and publish them with a IIIF manifest and a public URL.

Glycerine Viewer

An open-source IIIF viewer, released under the MIT licence, that presents images and their annotations in a gallery-style interface. It displays work published from Glycerine Workbench and can be embedded in other websites, including through Glycerine Plugin for WordPress and Glycerine IIIF Viewer for Omeka S.

Glycerine Editor

A tool for creating and editing annotations directly within an existing collections or content management system.

Glycerine Server

The backend that stores and manages Glycerine Workbench data, annotations and IIIF resources. It can connect Glycerine Workbench data with an institution’s existing digital asset or collections management systems.

Glycerine Image Server

A IIIF image server built on Cantaloupe that stores high-resolution images and delivers them through the IIIF Image API, so there is no image server to run yourself.

Glycerine Plugin for WordPress

A tool that allows Glycerine Workbench content to be embedded into an existing website, including searchable galleries, annotated images and individual annotations.

Collection

A top-level group for organising related Image Sets within Glycerine Workbench. Think of it as a project or folder containing related groups of images.

Image Set

A group of related images within a Collection. Images can be uploaded, added from a URL or imported using IIIF.

Annotation Set

A group of annotations made about an image or group of images. Multiple Annotation Sets can exist for the same image, allowing different researchers or perspectives to be kept separate.

Annotation

Information attached to a specific area or feature of an image. An annotation can include text, links, tags and other information.

Annotation Template

A predefined set of fields used when creating annotations, such as Title, Description, References or Date. Templates can be customised for different research or curatorial needs.

IIIF

International Image Interoperability Framework.
A set of open standards that allows digital images and other media to be shared, viewed and used across different systems.

API

Application Programming Interface.
A way for different software systems to communicate and share information.

IIIF Image API

A standard for requesting and delivering images, including specific sizes, sections or resolutions.

IIIF Presentation API

A standard for describing a digital object, including its images, structure and metadata.

Manifest

A file containing the information needed to describe and display a IIIF digital object, such as an artwork, photograph or book.

Canvas

The space where an image or other content is displayed. A digital book might have one Canvas for each page.

Metadata

Information that describes a digital object, such as its title, creator, date, description and rights.

IIIF Viewer

A tool for viewing and interacting with IIIF content, including features such as zooming, panning and navigating between pages.

Image Server

A server that stores and delivers digital images, allowing applications to request the size or section of an image they need.

Interoperability

The ability of different systems and tools to work together and exchange information.

JSON

A format used by computers to structure and exchange information. IIIF Manifests are commonly provided in JSON.