--- title: Swiss National Library Newspapers Archive Tops 6.5 Million Pages description: "A milestone reached: the Swiss National Library’s Veridian collection now holds over 6.5M pages of Swiss newspaper history, dating back to 1692." image: https://veridiansoftware.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/swiss-national-library-6-million-newspaper-pages-teaser.png --- - [![facebook](https://veridiansoftware.com/hubfs/VeridianSoftware_July2025/images/facebook.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/VeridianSoftware) - [![linkedin](https://veridiansoftware.com/hubfs/VeridianSoftware_July2025/images/linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dlconsulting-veridian-software) --- [![Veridian](https://veridiansoftware.com/hubfs/VeridianSoftware_July2025/images/veridian-logo.svg "Veridian")](https://veridiansoftware.com) - [About](https://veridiansoftware.com/about) - [Accessibility](https://veridiansoftware.com/accessibility-statement-conformance-report) - [Services](https://veridiansoftware.com/services) - [Scanning](https://veridiansoftware.com/services/scanning) - [Data Conversion](https://veridiansoftware.com/services/data-conversion) - [Presentation Software](https://veridiansoftware.com/services/presentation-software) - [Projects](https://veridiansoftware.com/collections) - Knowledge Base - [Articles & Case Studies](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base) - [Archival Metadata Standards | Guide](https://veridiansoftware.com/archival-metadata-standards-guide) - [WCAG and Accessibility | Guide](https://veridiansoftware.com/wcag-accessibility-compliance-guide-acr-vpat-for-libraries-archives) - [Contact](https://veridiansoftware.com/contact) - - - - # Swiss National Library Newspapers Archive Tops 6.5 Million Pages # Swiss National Library Newspapers Archive Tops 6.5 Million Pages April 12, 2021 [Case Studies](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/case-studies) [Collection Health](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/collection-health) From 3.3M to 6.5M pages in just a few years—the Swiss National Library’s Veridian collection continues to grow as a leading archive of Swiss newspapers. The Swiss National Library Collection has recently achieved a significant milestone, exceeding over 6.5 million pages within the collection.  This Veridian digital collection was launched in July 2018, and encompasses digitized Swiss newspapers from 1692 onwards. It is the successor to the previous Presse Suisse en ligne (Swiss press online) digital collection, both of which are a result of the Swiss National Library and a number of Swiss cantonal partners wishing to digitize their newspapers and make them publicly available. Veridian was chosen to facilitate improvements to the previous collection, including the ability to offer [article segmentation](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/newspaper-article-segmentation-pros-cons), user text correction, more accessible higher quality search results, and the ability to use the international standard METS/ALTO for source data. Back then, Head of the Digitization Department at the Swiss National Library Florian Steffen was also looking to expand the already large collection, which was then at 3.3 million pages. That has certainly been achieved! We’re proud to be part of this important collection, and enjoy working with the Swiss team to continue to grow the archive. [Explore the collection](https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=p&p=home)   ### Related reading - [Implementing IIIF Enhances Access to Swiss National Library Archives](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/implementation-of-iiif-for-the-swiss-national-library) — After recently adding International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) support to Veridian, we... - [Swiss National Library Collection Eclipses 10 Million Page Milestone](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/swiss-national-library-collection-eclipses-10-million-page-milestone) — The Swiss National Library Collection skyrocketed in size from 6.5 million to 10 million pages... - [Swiss National Library Digital Newspaper Archive Surpasses 15M Pages](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/swiss-national-library-digital-newspaper-archive-surpasses-15m-pages) — The Swiss National Library has reached a significant milestone: more than 15 million digitised... ## Our newsletter Keep up with digitization best practices, case studies, Veridian feature updates and more. 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