--- title: Washington State Library Selects Veridian for Newspaper Archive description: The Washington State Library has chosen Veridian to power its Washington Digital Newspapers collection, preserving 400k+ pages and growing each year. image: https://veridiansoftware.com/hubfs/Imported%20sitepage%20images/Washington-State-Library.jpg --- - [![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) - - - - # Washington State Library Selects Veridian for Newspaper Archive # Washington State Library Selects Veridian for Newspaper Archive December 13, 2018 [Case Studies](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/case-studies) [Digitization & Preservation](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/tag/digitization-preservation) From 19th-century headlines to today, Washington Digital Newspapers moves to Veridian—offering richer search, preservation, and public access. The Washington State Library (WSL) is on a mission to “Preserve and share Washington’s stories -employing digital initiatives and other preservation strategies to tell the stories of local communities and to celebrate our common heritage.” In support of this journey, Veridian software has been selected to provide online access to its Washington Digital Newspapers collection. The collection is made up of approximately 402,000 online newspaper pages and continues to grow by up to 100,000 pages per year. It is currently displayed via an open source viewing tool based on the Chronicling America platform. In choosing Veridian, this important digital newspaper collection will gain an improved user experience that allows growth for long-term preservation and access. The collection website will be tailored to reflect OSOS branding and design in keeping with its other agency websites. Users of the newspaper archive will be able to perform advanced searches and explore metadata-rich content. The content will be created using the Library of Congress’ METS/ALTO standards, as described in the 2018 National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) Technical Guidelines. Shawn Schollmeyer, National Digital Newspaper Project Director at WSL says: > “We are excited about the opportunities Veridian has proposed and look forward to working with them for all our newspaper projects. With a stable website we feel that we’ll be reaching more users and have a much better user experience for our researchers.” Veridian engineers are now working to build the new and improved digital collection interface. Once completed, Veridian will host and maintain the Washington Digital Newspapers collection for 24/7 public access. Watch this space! ### Related reading - [Washington Digital Newspapers Reaches One Million Pages](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/washington-digital-newspapers-reaches-one-million-pages) — Washington Digital Newspapers has reached one million pages. Discover how the Washington State... - [400K Pages Online in Washington Digital Newspapers Archive](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/400k-pages-online-in-washington-digital-newspapers-archive) — The Washington State Library launches its new Washington Digital Newspapers site, with 400k+ pages... - [Washington State Library Digital Newspapers Migrates to Veridian](https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/case-study-washington-state-library-digital-newspapers) — Previously accessed via ChronAm viewing software, the Washington State Library (WSL) sought a new... ## Our newsletter Keep up with digitization best practices, case studies, Veridian feature updates and more. Each month, straight to your inbox. 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