Glen Robson
IIIF Technical Coordinator
Wales, United Kingdom
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Top SchoolGlen Robson is an experienced IIIF technical coordinator and software engineer with over 11 years building digital infrastructure for libraries, museums and archives. Based in Wales, he combines hands-on development (notably contributing annotation features to the widely used Mirador viewer) with program-level delivery—leading IIIF platform operations, API validators, and successful large-scale migrations at the National Library of Wales. He founded a consultancy focused on cloud and IIIF solutions, supports the SimpleAnnotationServer, and helps organisations become IIIF-compatible. Glen’s background spans Java and web stacks, repository architectures (Fedora, Alma), and practical digital preservation workflows, and he’s known for translating complex metadata and ingest requirements into production systems. A subtle strength is his mix of community-facing coordination and deep technical troubleshooting, making him equally at home fixing layout bugs or shaping sector-wide interoperability.
11 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
MEng, Software Engineering, MEng, Software Engineering at Prifysgol Aberystwyth University
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Github Skills (6)
javascript10
mirador10
annotate10
annotations10
iiif9
testing7
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
ProjectMirador/mirador
Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
An open-source, web-based 'multi-up' viewer that supports zoom-pan-rotate functionality, ability to display/compare simple images, and images with annotations.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:5 commits, 1 PR, 18 comments in 1 day
Contributions summary:Glen primarily contributed to the annotation functionalities and SimpleASEndpoint within the Mirador viewer. Their work involved debugging and fixing layout issues and updating the SimpleASEndpoint, making it compatible with the Mirador version 2.1.4. The user's changes include modifications to the JavaScript code, including fixes for issues related to annotation display and interaction. They also contributed to testing of the SimpleASEndpoint.
openseadragonrotateannotationsiiifjavascript
IIIF/showcase.iiif.io
Jul 2018 - Dec 2021
Source for the showcase.iiif.io site
Contributions:44 commits, 10 PRs, 29 pushes in 3 years 5 months
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