--- title: Veridian Blog - Resources on Digitizing Archives & Historic Newspapers | Collection Management description: Collection Management | Get expert insights, proven strategies & case studies on digitizing archives & historical newspapers—ideal for every stage of your digitization project. --- - [![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) - - - - # Knowledge Base Best practice guides on digitizing archives, tips for enhancing collection discovery and user engagement, insights into industry trends, and case studies from organisations leading the way. Whether you're just starting your digitisation project or looking to optimise your digital collections, there’s something here for every stage. - [Show All](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base) - [Case Studies](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/case-studies) - [Digitization & Preservation](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/digitization-preservation) - [Collection Management](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/collection-management) - [Collection Health](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/collection-health) - [Veridian Software Updates](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/veridian-software-updates) - [Audience Engagement](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/audience-engagement) - [Search & Discovery](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/search-discovery) - [People & Culture](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/people-culture) - [Platform Migration](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/platform-migration) - [Accessibility](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/accessibility) - [Case Studies](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/case-studies) - [Digitization & Preservation](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/digitization-preservation) - [Collection Management](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/collection-management) - [Collection Health](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/collection-health) - [Veridian Software Updates](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/veridian-software-updates) - [Audience Engagement](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/audience-engagement) - [Search & Discovery](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/search-discovery) - [People & Culture](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/people-culture) - [Platform Migration](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/platform-migration) - [Accessibility](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/accessibility) August 23, 2026 ### [AI Transparency Is Becoming Law. Provenance Is the Bigger Opportunity New AI transparency rules are making generated content easier to identify, but provenance presents a broader challenge: helping people establish where](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/ai-transparency-digital-provenance-content-credentials) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/ai-transparency-digital-provenance-content-credentials) June 11, 2026 ### [AI Is Making Trust the Most Valuable Asset in Digital Collections AI can generate convincing historical stories in seconds, but it cannot replace transparency. As synthetic and unverified content becomes more common,](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/ai-is-making-trust-the-most-valuable-asset-in-digital-collections) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/ai-is-making-trust-the-most-valuable-asset-in-digital-collections) May 20, 2026 ### [How Does Veridian Use Cloudflare to Protect Digital Collections? Veridian uses Cloudflare to help protect digital collections from scraping, cyberattacks, and other online threats while improving site speed and reliability.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-veridian-uses-cloudflare-to-protect-digital-collections) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-veridian-uses-cloudflare-to-protect-digital-collections) May 11, 2026 ### [Planning a Newspaper Digitisation RFP: What to Include (and What Most Libraries Miss) What should you include in a newspaper digitisation RFP? This guide covers key requirements, technical standards, and common pitfalls to help you plan with](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/planning-a-newspaper-digitisation-rfp) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/planning-a-newspaper-digitisation-rfp) April 09, 2026 ### [Integrating WordPress with Veridian: Managing Editorial Content in Digital Collections Discover how Veridian can integrate with WordPress to give libraries and cultural heritage institutions greater control over editorial and interpretive](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/integrating-wordpress-with-veridian-managing-editorial-content-in-digital-collections) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/integrating-wordpress-with-veridian-managing-editorial-content-in-digital-collections) March 03, 2026 ### [What Are the Benefits of Single Sign-On for Digital Collections? Single Sign-On can simplify access to digital collections, support institutional authentication, manage user permissions and verify contributors. It can also](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/single-sign-on-for-digital-collections) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/single-sign-on-for-digital-collections) February 24, 2026 ### [What Access Models Can Digital Collections Use? Explore how open, restricted, institutional, account-based, subscription and hybrid access models can help libraries and archives make more collection](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/flexible-access-models-for-digital-collections) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/flexible-access-models-for-digital-collections) February 19, 2026 ### [What Is the Difference Between Digital Preservation and Digital Access? Digital preservation protects the authenticity, integrity and usability of digital material over time. Digital access makes that material searchable,](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/difference-between-digital-preservation-and-digital-access) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/difference-between-digital-preservation-and-digital-access) January 15, 2026 ### [How Does Veridian Support Digital Collections at Scale? Veridian supports digital collections ranging from tens of thousands to more than 100 million pages, with software and hosting infrastructure designed to](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/scaling-digital-newspaper-collections-with-veridian) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/scaling-digital-newspaper-collections-with-veridian) September 09, 2025 ### [How to Use Google Search Console for Digital Collections Learn how Google Search Console can help digital archive managers monitor search performance, review core web vitals and detect technical issues that may](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-to-use-google-search-console-for-digital-collections) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-to-use-google-search-console-for-digital-collections) July 15, 2025 ### [Uploading Data to Veridian via Cyberduck: A Step-by-Step Guide Learn how to upload data to an S3 bucket via DragonDisk (a S3 compatible client) on Windows.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-to-upload-data-to-veridian-using-cyberduck) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-to-upload-data-to-veridian-using-cyberduck) June 24, 2025 ### [How to Plan a Newspaper Digitization Project: 10 Practical Tips Working on a digitization project? Here is a list of our top tips gathered from working with our clients.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/top-10-newspaper-digitization-tips) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/top-10-newspaper-digitization-tips) June 09, 2025 ### [Why Ingesting Born-Digital PDFs into Veridian is a Cost-Effective Option Organisations that hold content in born-digital PDF format can ingest this directly into a Veridian collection—without needing to convert them into METS/ALTO.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/ingesting-born-digital-pdfs-into-veridian) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/ingesting-born-digital-pdfs-into-veridian) May 20, 2025 ### [Understanding Newspaper Digitization Project Costs and Options This article describes the main cost components of a typical newspaper digitization project, as well as the different options available and how they affect](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-pricing) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-pricing) May 14, 2025 ### [How a Veridian Newspaper Digitization Project Works Understanding Veridian digitization workflows and how they differ from some other projects is important.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-workflow) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-workflow) March 30, 2025 ### [Digitally Scanning Newspapers: Key Considerations and Best Practices Learn the essentials of digitally scanning newspapers, from choosing the right vendor to best practices for image quality and preservation.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/newspaper-scanning) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/newspaper-scanning) January 29, 2025 ### [Understanding the File Structure Behind a Digitised Newspaper Issue What files are created during a newspaper digitisation project? This article breaks down the full file set behind a digitised newspaper issue and how they’re](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/digitized-newspaper-file-structure) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/digitized-newspaper-file-structure) January 14, 2025 ### [Long-Term Preservation Strategies for Digitized Newspaper Collections Long-term preservation of digital objects is a challenging problem, and is especially so for newspaper digitization projects. Here are some of our](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/digital-preservation) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/digital-preservation) November 29, 2024 ### [Converting Digitized Newspapers to METS ALTO: Is It Possible? If your digitized newspapers are to be used and shared across platforms and survive into the future it is important to choose the most appropriate standards](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/mets-alto-migration) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/mets-alto-migration) October 14, 2024 ### [Effortless Newspaper Digitization: Veridian's Cloud Hosting Services One of the Veridian services we offer to newspaper digitization projects is hosting. While many libraries choose to license Veridian software and host their](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-hosting-services) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-hosting-services) [1](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base) [2](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/collection-management/page/2) ## **Subscribe for updates** Keep up with digitization best practices, case studies, Veridian feature updates and more. Each month, straight to your inbox. 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