Canopy IIIF: Remix Digital Assets From Cultural Heritage Repositories

Canopy IIIF is an open-source static-site generator designed for fast creation, contextualization, and customization of discovery-focused digital scholarship and collections websites using IIIF APIs. Leveraging a single IIIF Presentation Collection as its transparent data source, Canopy generates a browsable, searchable, customizable, and contextually driven static site using Next.js without duplicating content or copying assets.Traditionally, creating digital exhibits applications required advanced technical experience and back-end infrastructure complexities. Canopy "makes easy" the creation of digital exhibits for libraries, archives, and museums by providing user-experience focused components which bring IIIF resources to life. Canopy provides a straightforward method to curate works from multiple sources and provide additional perspectives and context beyond included descriptive metadata. A rich viewing experience through a static site backed by the IIIF standard ensures accessibility with minimal cost and technical expertise.This presentation will demonstrate the concept of a IIIF Collection, how to harness familiar Markdown syntax to effortlessly adapt Canopy UI components, and guide attendees through deploying and hosting their Canopy site. The presentation will give attendees the knowledge and autonomy required to effectively implement a Canopy generated static site for their specific use cases.