--- title: Veridian Blog - Resources on Digitizing Archives & Historic Newspapers | Veridian Software Updates description: Veridian Software Updates | 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 16, 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) 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) 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) December 08, 2025 ### [How Veridian’s New PDF Download Limiter Protects Digital Collections Veridian has introduced a new, configurable PDF download limiter to help libraries, archives and historical societies protect their digital collections from](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/new-feature-pdf-download-limiter-to-protect-digital-collections) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/new-feature-pdf-download-limiter-to-protect-digital-collections) October 21, 2025 ### [Beyond Newspapers: How Veridian Brings Diverse Archives to Life Institutions worldwide are using Veridian to preserve and share diverse archival materials beyond newspapers. Explore projects such as the Helen Keller](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-for-non-newspapers) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-for-non-newspapers) October 02, 2025 ### [New Veridian Feature: Built-in Tutorial for Collection Users A guided tour for first-time users! Discover Veridian’s new built-in tutorial, designed to help everyone—from researchers to casual readers—navigate with ease.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/new-veridian-feature-built-in-tutorial-for-collection-users) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/new-veridian-feature-built-in-tutorial-for-collection-users) June 29, 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) 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 04, 2025 ### [Veridian: Key Features & Specifications for Digital Collections Veridian has a great many features. Here we list the most important and slightly less obvious ones.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-features) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-features) April 29, 2025 ### [Veridian User Text Correction Guidelines An introduction to the Veridian User Text Correction module and guidelines to get started.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/user-text-correction-guidelines) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/user-text-correction-guidelines) March 13, 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) June 30, 2024 ### [Veridian Source Code License: A Balanced Alternative to Open Source Our thoughts about the pros and cons for choosing an open source solution.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-vs-open-source) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-vs-open-source) June 30, 2024 ### [The Benefits of Crowdsourced User Text Correction (UTC) Veridian’s User Text Correction (UTC) module enables users to correct OCR errors directly within the text. For newspaper digitisation projects—where OCR](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/crowdsourced-user-text-correction) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/crowdsourced-user-text-correction) July 10, 2023 ### [Veridian Transitions to Google Analytics 4: Key Changes and Impacts We have already transitioned all Veridian collections that use Google Universal Analytics (UA) to use Google Analytics 4 (GA4). This change has important](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-transition-from-googles-universal-analytics-ua-to-google-analytics-4-ga4) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-transition-from-googles-universal-analytics-ua-to-google-analytics-4-ga4) July 03, 2023 ### [Enhancing Veridian Viewer with Low Resolution Image Pre-Generation Read about an improvement to Veridian's digital collection viewer: a new hybrid approach that optionally pre-generates low resolution images.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/low-resolution-image-pre-generation-for-veridian-viewer) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/low-resolution-image-pre-generation-for-veridian-viewer) July 31, 2022 ### [Restrict Digital Archive Access with Veridian Access Rules Veridian Access Rules allow online collections to be restricted in many different ways.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-access-rules) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-access-rules) January 19, 2022 ### [Enhancing Digital Collections: New Features in Veridian Software Our digital collection software is continuously developed, polished and enhanced. We research the latest technologies, gather feedback from our clients and](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/recent-veridian-development) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/recent-veridian-development) June 20, 2021 ### [Date Validation and Enhanced Features in the New Veridian Viewer Learn about Veridian’s source data validation and new viewer capabilities illustrated by an interesting newspaper issue.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/date-validation-and-new-veridian-viewer) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/date-validation-and-new-veridian-viewer) May 19, 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) October 18, 2020 ### [Spotlight on Veridian's New User Text Correction Dashboard Veridian’s debuts new User Text Correction Dashboard—engaging readers to fix OCR errors and improve search results.](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-feature-spotlight-the-user-text-correction-dashboard) [Read More](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/veridian-feature-spotlight-the-user-text-correction-dashboard) [1](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base) [2](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/veridian-software-updates/page/2) ## **Subscribe for updates** Keep up with digitization best practices, case studies, Veridian feature updates and more. 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