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Cloudflare plays a key role in Veridian’s security and performance strategy. Alongside other tools, it helps protect digital collections from scraping, cyberattacks, and other online threats while improving site speed, reliability, and secure access.

Read on to learn how Cloudflare works, how it helps safeguard digital collections, and find answers to common questions in our FAQs.

https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/how-veridian-uses-cloudflare-to-protect-digital-collections

How Veridian Uses Cloudflare to Protect Digital Collections Learn how Veridian uses Cloudflare to protect digital collections from scraping and cyberattacks while improving site speed and reliability.

Digital preservation and digital access are often treated as the same thing.

In reality, they solve very different problems.🤔

Understanding the difference is important for organisations managing large digital collections, especially archives and digitised newspapers.

We’ve put together a practical guide exploring how preservation and access intersect, and why specialised systems often work best when working together.

What happens when organisations try to do both in the same system?

Read the article👇
https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/digital-preservation-vs-digital-access-in-archival-collections

Digital Preservation vs. Digital Access in Archival Collections Digital preservation and access serve different goals. Learn how they work together and where the Veridian platform fits within this ecosystem.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞? 🌐

For libraries, archives, and cultural heritage organizations, putting collections online is rarely a simple decision.

This article explores how flexible access models can help bring more material online responsibly — balancing stewardship, rights, and long-term sustainability.

Worth a read for anyone thinking about digital access strategy.

https://veridiansoftware.com/knowledge-base/flexible-access-models-for-digital-collections

Before you give up on your search, remember:

Clerks spelled names phonetically.
Editors made assumptions.
Typesetters made mistakes.
And modern OCR often misreads old or faded print.

That “missing” record might just be hiding behind a different spelling, so try a variation.

🔎 Search smarter at www.elephind.com

🧬 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐩: 𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬

Spelling wasn’t always standardised in historic newspapers.

“Macdonald” might also appear as:

• McDonald
• MacDonnell
• M’Donald

Clerks spelled names phonetically. Editors made assumptions. Typesetters made mistakes. And OCR can misread letters — especially in older or faded print.

If your first search doesn’t find anything, try variations.

𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 🔎

Explore millions of historic newspapers at www.elephind.com