Digitizing Newspaper Archives

12/05/2025

The Chicago Tribune is the latest publisher to take legal action against Perplexity AI, alleging the tech company scraped and reused Tribune content without permission to power its AI-driven search engine.

The suit, filed on Thursday, charges that Perplexity is using the "Chicago Tribune" to build its search engine.

12/01/2025

We love how historical societies are engaging the public to enrich information in their archives. This Ireland paper is asking the public for details on the historical image -

BACK IN THE DAY: The Southern Star’s celebration of West Cork nostalgia in all its forms

12/01/2025

Organizations are starting to think about how AI will impact their content - will control inevitably be lost?

"The unlicensed, unchecked use of copyrighted works for AI training is not fair use," the American Association of Publishers argues in a friend-of-the-court brief filed this week with the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals.

11/21/2025

Love this article about why winter is the best time to digitize your archive materials -

Many digitization projects get delayed simply because planning starts too late. Starting in winter means real scanning work is already underway by the time

11/16/2025

A new legal battle between OpenAI and major news outlets shows just how valuable — and vulnerable — historical content and user data can be. As courts weigh demands for massive data disclosures, one thing is clear: organizations need secure, searchable, well-managed digital archives.

For newspapers, libraries, and historical organizations, digitizing archives isn’t just about preservation — it’s about control, accessibility, and protecting the integrity of your content in a rapidly evolving digital landscape. ArchiveInABox can help.

https://tinyurl.com/3h6k282d

"Anyone in the world who has used ChatGPT in the past three years must now face the possibility that their personal conversations will be handed over to 'The Times' to sift through at will in a speculative fishing expedition," OpenAI argues in a letter to the court.

11/14/2025

A nice read about what people hope can be learned from digitized newspaper archives - https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/1113/howard-university-black-press-frederick-douglass.

11/11/2025

This Veterans Day, we’re reminded that history lives in the memories, letters, photos, and records of those who served. Digitizing and making these archives searchable ensures their sacrifices and stories are never lost — and always accessible to future generations. (Photo from China Lake collection - https://tinyurl.com/yckc2dhz)

Bring your history to life online and help preserve the legacy of those who gave so much.

10/31/2025

What do your archives look like today? Imagine them beautifully organized, fully searchable, and open for the world to explore 🌍

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Museums and historical societies across North America are already using ArchiveInABox to share their collections with the world — like the Pacific Grove Heritage Society and China Lake Museum Archive, who’ve brought tens of thousands of historical images online! https://tinyurl.com/2zv8pkaj

🏆 Proud recipient of the Malstrom Award for innovation in digital preservation

10/31/2025

Not only does Tulane's digital archive celebrate student journalism but also is a wonderful fundraising tool engaging nostalgic alumni.

10/28/2025

This article mentions many of the reasons SmallTownPapers, Inc. started digitizing small market newspapers decades ago - many only had bound volume archives. No microfilm. Those archives are now online accessible & searchable. It's so important to digitize archives today.

https://www.cjr.org/analysis/digitize-save-local-news-archives-prevent-lost-history.php

Archivists worry in particular about photographs that have never been digitized.

10/14/2025

Another new digital archive made possible by grant support -

The Tipp City Public Library is proud to announce the launch of its newly digitized newspaper archive…

10/12/2025

Fantastic story about a first-ever archival exchange.