--- title: Veridian Blog - Resources on Digitizing Archives & Historic Newspapers | Search & Discovery description: Search & Discovery | 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) September 30, 2026 ### [Irish Newspaper Archives Webinar | Custom Digital Collection Features Part 2 In this recorded webinar, we demonstrate five features developed for the Irish Newspaper Archives, showing how they work and discuss how they could be adapted](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/irish-newspaper-archives-webinar-custom-digital-collection-features-part-2) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/irish-newspaper-archives-webinar-custom-digital-collection-features-part-2) September 30, 2026 ### [Planning Digital Infrastructure for Semantic and RAG Search Semantic search and RAG are creating new ways to explore digital collections — but they also introduce different infrastructure requirements. We look at what](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/planning-infrastructure-semantic-rag-search) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/planning-infrastructure-semantic-rag-search) September 29, 2026 ### [How the Plains to Peaks Collective Is Bringing Colorado and Wyoming's Digital Heritage Together The Plains to Peaks Collective has launched a new Veridian-powered platform bringing together more than 1.2 million digital heritage items from over 60](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/plains-to-peaks-collective-digital-heritage-platform) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/plains-to-peaks-collective-digital-heritage-platform) September 17, 2026 ### [Irish Newspaper Archives Webinar | Custom Digital Collection Features Part 1 Explore a recorded webinar looking at custom features developed for the Irish Newspaper Archives, including publication updates, email alerts, saved searches,](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/irish-newspaper-archives-webinar-custom-digital-collection-features-part-1) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/irish-newspaper-archives-webinar-custom-digital-collection-features-part-1) August 21, 2026 ### [Swedish American Newspapers Launches Expanded Bilingual Collection More than 1.3 million pages of Swedish American history are now available through the newly expanded Swedish American Newspapers collection, following the](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/swedish-american-newspapers-expanded-bilingual-collection) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/swedish-american-newspapers-expanded-bilingual-collection) July 06, 2026 ### [Washington Digital Newspapers Reaches One Million Pages Washington Digital Newspapers has reached one million pages. Discover how the Washington State Library’s free online newspaper collection has grown from](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/washington-digital-newspapers-reaches-one-million-pages) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/washington-digital-newspapers-reaches-one-million-pages) June 23, 2026 ### [How Irish Newspaper Archives Combined Scalability, Discovery and Community Features Irish Newspaper Archives migrated to Veridian to support a rapidly growing collection of more than 19 million newspaper pages. Learn how custom features](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/irish-newspaper-archives-case-study) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/irish-newspaper-archives-case-study) June 12, 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) February 25, 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) November 07, 2025 ### [LLMC: A Global Digital Legal Archive Revitalised on Veridian LLMC preserves at-risk legal and government records from around the world. In 2025, LLMC launched its next-generation digital archive on Veridian, offering](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/llmc-a-global-legal-archive-revitalised-on-veridian) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/llmc-a-global-legal-archive-revitalised-on-veridian) September 26, 2025 ### [How to Track Newspaper Title-Level Engagement in GA4 Google Analytics 4 (GA4) can help libraries and archives understand which newspaper titles users engage with most frequently. This guide explains how Veridian](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-to-track-newspaper-title-level-engagement-in-ga4) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-to-track-newspaper-title-level-engagement-in-ga4) August 04, 2025 ### [Do Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Models Reduce Copyright Risk? Copyright lawsuits involving generative AI have increased scrutiny of how artificial intelligence systems use source material. But do the same concerns apply](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/do-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-models-risk-breaking-copyright) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/do-retrieval-augmented-generation-rag-models-risk-breaking-copyright) July 01, 2025 ### [Keyword and Semantic Search in Digital Collections: What Is the Difference? Discover the key differences between traditional keyword search and semantic search—and learn how new technology is transforming digital collections discovery.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/difference-between-keyword-and-semantic-search) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/difference-between-keyword-and-semantic-search) June 30, 2025 ### [What Is RAG and How Could It Support Digital Collection Search? Our team has been researching and testing retrieval-augmented generation, or RAG, as a potential new discovery experience for the Veridian platform. RAG could](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/a-new-way-to-search-digital-collections-introducing-rag) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/a-new-way-to-search-digital-collections-introducing-rag) March 14, 2025 ### [Searching and Browsing Digital Newspaper Collections with Veridian Learn more about Veridian’s search and browse features for digital newspaper collections, designed to help users quickly find, explore, and work with content](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/searching-and-browsing-through-a-veridian-collection) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/searching-and-browsing-through-a-veridian-collection) February 28, 2025 ### [Building Inclusive Archives: Veridian Multilingual Digital Collections Learn more about how the Veridian team implements multilingual collections, and recent multilingual newspaper collections we have worked on.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-multilingual-newspaper-archives) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-multilingual-newspaper-archives) December 13, 2024 ### [Pros and Cons of Digital Newspaper Article Segmentation When digitizing newspapers it is possible to identify, segment, and categorize individual newspaper articles as they appear on the page. We explore the pros](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/newspaper-article-segmentation-pros-cons) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/newspaper-article-segmentation-pros-cons) August 01, 2024 ### [Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Digitized Newspaper Collections There is a huge difference between optimizing a typical website to attract visitors and optimizing a digital collection.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/importance-of-seo) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/importance-of-seo) May 20, 2021 ### [Enhancing Multilingual Archive Search with Transliteration & Stemming Making multilingual archives easier to search: how Veridian uses transliteration and stemming to improve results — and the technical challenges along the way.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/cracking-the-code-for-multilingual-archive-search) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/cracking-the-code-for-multilingual-archive-search) February 22, 2021 ### [Discovering Topics in the Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection From gold mines to flying machines — see how the Colorado Historic Newspaper Collection’s new ‘topics’ page makes millions of pages more discoverable.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/discovering-topics-in-the-colorado-historic-newspapers-collection) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/discovering-topics-in-the-colorado-historic-newspapers-collection) [1](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base) [2](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/search-discovery/page/2) ## **Subscribe for updates** Keep up with digitization best practices, case studies, Veridian feature updates and more. 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