Epistemicast talked to Neil Jefferies about the role of standards and how they can deliver much-needed digital stability for memory institutions. Alongside his specific insights into IIIF and OCFL, he explains what makes a standard dependable and successful and offers up some valuable advice for anyone tasked with preserving modern media.
You can also listen to this podcast on SoundCloud: Stream Neil Jefferies - OCFL, IIIF and The Vital Role of Standards by EpistemiCast | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
On epistemicast.org you can find all episodes as well.
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yurj
17 July 2026 09:35
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Always nice to hear Neil! On the topic on keeping preservation when introducing IIIF, this is a good reading:
Wikimedia and GLAM institutions share a challenge. How do we make cultural heritage collections accessible at scale without sacrificing quality, provenance, sustainability, or community control? The International Image Interoperability Framework,...
P.S: Spotify is DRM protected, are there open access versions? I’m mostly interested in the transcript.
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yurj
20 July 2026 07:00
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Yes!
Sorry, I didn’t know about soundcloud. Thanks for the pointer.
yurj
24 July 2026 06:58
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It has been down for a week, is there another alternative site? Or can you share the video itself, or the transcript?
SoundCloud is not down. That would be strange. This is the url:
yurj
24 July 2026 07:20
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So maybe it is an issue with out network. Sorry for the noise. Note: the audio widget above plays, it is only the link to the site ( Stream EpistemiCast music | Listen to songs, albums, playlists for free on SoundCloud ) that does not work for me.