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Martin R. Kalfatovic @udcmrk.bsky.social · Jul 17

"Radically inclusive software development for digital cultural heritage" a discussion around @universalviewer.io | @miaout.bsky.social, S Akhter, J Misson (speakers); L Okorodudu, E Burnand | Thanks for the @iiif.bsky.social Shoutout| @britishlibrary.bsky.social @bldigischol.bsky.social ‬ | #DH2025

"Radically inclusive software development for digital cultural heritage" a discussion around @universalviewer.io | @miaout.bsky.social , Saira Akhter, James Misson (speakers); Lanie Okorodudu, Erin Burnand

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Jul 11

Next Thursday the team at @bldigischol.bsky.social will be talking about the UV's amazing community at @dh2025lisbon.bsky.social . Say hi if you want to talk about UV and IIIF over a pastel de nata!

The Digital Research team at DH2025

Several of the Digital Research team had proposals accepted and will be attending the Digital Humanities 2025 conference in Lisbon. To help get conversations started, we’ve compiled some information a...

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Jun 12

🛠️ And lots of bug fixes! Check out the release notes for a full log: github.com/UniversalVie...

Thanks to all our contributors who make this open source software possible. And to all future contributors: keep an eye out for opportunities to get involved!

Release v4.2.0 · UniversalViewer/universalviewer

Highlights Side panels accessible in mobile view #1343 Full footer options in mobile view #1343 Path to uv.html can now be set with options.embedTemplate by @crhallberg in #1254 Add console.error ...

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Jun 12

🔗 Big improvements to sharing and embedding functions will help you deploy UV in any context

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Jun 12

🆘 A new help button directs users to a link of your choosing, settable in the config.

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Jun 12

🚀 Universal Viewer 4.2 is here! Here are some highlights:
📱Our last community sprint focused on mobile UX, so users can now enjoy a fully-featured UV experience on the go.

Release v4.2.0 · UniversalViewer/universalviewer

Highlights Side panels accessible in mobile view #1343 Full footer options in mobile view #1343 Path to uv.html can now be set with options.embedTemplate by @crhallberg in #1254 Add console.error ...

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · May 15

Feedback always welcome! Join our Slack channel to hear the latest updates and to get involved in the conversation docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Universal Viewer Slack Channel Invite Request Form

Please add your email address below, and you should receive an invite to the Universal Viewer Slack channel.

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · May 15

We’re halfway through our latest community sprint!
Our community team have been hard at work – check out our community board to see what they’ve been building, including a new tool to add and view custom configs github.com/orgs/Univers...

DEV EX Community Sprint May-July 2025 • UniversalViewer

A set of three community sprints to improve visibility of config options, improve documentation around analytics, update tools and dependencies and much more!

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British Online Archives (BOA) @boapublishing.bsky.social · May 14

We’ve expanded our extensive range of primary source collections that can be explored via the Universal Viewer!

You can find more information regarding the benefits of the Universal Viewer, as well as a list of the fascinating collections that we have recently migrated to it, at buff.ly/Ca7Id09

Even More BOA Collections on the Universal Viewer!

We’ve expanded our extensive range of primary source collections that can be explored via the Universal Viewer!

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Apr 29

You don't have to be a developer to contribute. We're also looking for a comms officer, accessibility testers, QA testers, technical writers, and translators. Join our Slack channel for more information, or get in touch with any questions! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Universal Viewer Slack Channel Invite Request Form

Please add your email address below, and you should receive an invite to the Universal Viewer Slack channel.

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Apr 29

That means we'll be:
🛠️ Developing tools and processes to improve UV configuration
📈 Improving documentation around UV's analytics features
🔗Updating dependencies
❓Helping you solve issues relevant to your use case

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Apr 29

Developer Experience. Have you run into frustrations while deploying or developing UV? We'll be working together to tackle these issues head-on, whether it's build failures, clunky processes, or frustrating dev tools.

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Apr 29

Want to contribute to open source software used by libraries and galleries all around the world? Our next community sprints will be kicking off May 7, June 10, and July 1! Our focus for these three sprints is...

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Apr 3

You can find a list of the upcoming changes here: github.com/UniversalVie...

4.2.0-rc2 by jamesmisson · Pull Request #1353 · UniversalViewer/universalviewer

What's Changed Side panels accessible in mobile view Improve side panel behavior in mobile interface #1343 Full footer options in mobile view Improve side panel behavior in mobile interface #1...

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Apr 3

Our upcoming release has a lot of improvements for mobile users. We're currently testing our release candidate, which you can find here: universalviewer-git-fork-jamesmisson-release-420-rc2-mnemoscene.vercel.app#?xywh=-2435%... Let us know if you spot any bugs!

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mia @miaout.bsky.social · Mar 13

Erin from our @britishlibrary.bsky.social @bldigischol.bsky.social Universal Viewer team shared an update on work to make it more inclusive and user friendly, improve visibility of IIIF collections, and provide image manipulation youtu.be/m3-cmfPfoK4?... #IIIF #UniversalViewer #UniversalPlayer

Community Call: Universal Viewer 4.1.0

The Universal Viewer team demoes their latest release, including: updates to make UV more inclusive and user friendly, improved visibility of IIIF collection...

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Mar 11

Join us tomorrow at the IIIF Community Call for a demo of the latest UV and to hear about our recent community sprints @iiif.bsky.social

IIIF Consortium @iiif.bsky.social · Mar 3

Please save the date for our next Community Call, "Universal Viewer 4.1.0."

On 12 March at 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC, @universalviewer.io team members will demo the latest release.

Please join us using the Zoom on the IIIF Community Calendar: iiif.io/community.

IIIF Community Call: Universal Viewer 4.1.0. Wednesday March 12, 9am PT / 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC.

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IIIF Consortium @iiif.bsky.social · Mar 3

Please save the date for our next Community Call, "Universal Viewer 4.1.0."

On 12 March at 12pm ET / 16:00 UTC, @universalviewer.io team members will demo the latest release.

Please join us using the Zoom on the IIIF Community Calendar: iiif.io/community.

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Infrastructure Lives @infralives.bsky.social · Feb 25

🚀IMMARKUS 0.7.2🚀

Try the latest release of our semantic image annotation platform: immarkus.xmarkus.org

✨Highlights:
🔹 Enhanced entity relations & knowledge graph search
🔹 #IIIF support

Big thanks to @aboutgeo.bsky.social for making this happen! 👏

#IMMARKUS #IIIF #DigitalHumanities

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Feb 24

Tomorrow we're embarking on our next Community Sprint, on the Universal Viewer's UX. This is a great opportunity for developers of any level to contribute to open source software in the cultural heritage world. For more info, check out our Slack channel: universalviewer.slack.com

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Rainer Simon @aboutgeo.bsky.social · Feb 17

New post! 🧭 Navigating the IIIF Landscape: A Guide to Finding Images & Manifests. I gathered your community tips, hidden gems & helpful tools for discovering IIIF content. Thanks everyone who contributed! #IIIF #DigitalHumanities #liiive
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Navigating the IIIF Landscape: A Guide to Finding Images & Manifests

Community picks, hidden gems, helpful tools, tips & tricks for finding IIIF content.

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Feb 13

Join our Slack channel to learn more: universalviewer.slack.com

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Feb 13

If you or your institution use the UV, you probably get feedback from your stakeholders on how they use the interface or you may have frustrations on how the UV displays on portable devices. The Community Sprint is a chance to contribute to design, development or testing!

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Universal Viewer @universalviewer.io · Feb 13

Want to get involved in the next UV Community Sprint? From Tuesday 25 February until Thursday 13 March 2025 we will be focussing on user experience of the UV across all devices.

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Rainer Simon @aboutgeo.bsky.social · Feb 12

Finding good #IIIF resources can take a bit of detective work. I’d love to build a community-powered guide to the best collections for #liiive users. Have go-to sites or repositories? Please share—I’d love to feature them in my next blog post! #DigitalHumanities

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