18 August 2026
Why We Publish Our Prices (and the Rest of the Sector Doesn't)
Heritage software pricing is quote-only almost everywhere. Today, as Archivers.ai launches commercially, we are publishing every price we charge — and here is why that matters for procurement, grant budgets, and trust.
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18 August 2026
What Does It Actually Cost to Catalogue an Archive?
Manual cataloguing runs £3–5 per item in grant-funded projects, and most of the sector's pricing is hidden behind sales calls. Here are the real numbers — including ours.
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24 July 2026
How AI-assisted cataloguing meets archival standards: confidence scores, audit trails and human review
How per-word confidence scores, evidence cited on every field, a full audit trail and a human review gate keep AI-drafted description accountable to archival standards.
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7 June 2026
ISAD(G) explained: the UK standard for archival description
A practical, example-led guide to ISAD(G) — the General International Standard Archival Description — covering its six areas of description, mandatory elements, multilevel description rules, and what Records in Contexts means for UK practice.
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5 June 2026
Archival processing when the backlog outpaces you: levels, MPLP, and what AI changes
Archival processing is how a collection becomes findable. When accessions arrive faster than they can be arranged and described, the backlog grows and material stays hidden. Here is how levels of description, minimal processing, and AI-assisted description change the equation.
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4 June 2026
Defensible AI in the Archive: Evidence Flags, the Review Gate, and Provenance That Holds Up
AI-assisted description is only safe in an archive if it is defensible. Here is how evidence flags, a human review gate, and per-field provenance stand up under FOI, donor scrutiny, and funder reporting.
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2 June 2026
Authority Control at Scale: One Person, One Authority, Across Every Collection
Cross-collection discovery only works when the same person is the same authority everywhere. Here is how reconciling names against VIAF, FAST, and Wikidata makes your catalogue genuinely searchable.
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29 May 2026
European AI and GDPR: What Public-Sector Archives Should Ask Before They Process
When you run archival material through AI, where that processing happens is not a technicality — it is a data protection decision. Here is what procurement and information governance teams should ask.
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26 May 2026
Digitisation Is Not the Finish Line: Clearing the Hidden Backlog
Most UK archives have digitised more than they have described. Here is why the uncatalogued backlog — not scanning — is the real bottleneck, and how AI-assisted description under archivist control clears it.
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9 April 2026
7 Heritage Fund Bid Secrets Most Applicants Miss
Most rejected Heritage Fund applications fail on strategy, not significance. Here are seven counter-intuitive secrets that separate winning bids from the rest.
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7 April 2026
Planning Your Heritage Digitisation Project: A Strategic Lifecycle Roadmap
From vision to deposit, a practical ten-step roadmap that shows heritage organisations how to plan, fund, and deliver a digitisation project the NLHF will back.
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5 April 2026
NLHF Digital Compliance: 5 Rules to Know
NLHF digital outputs must meet strict openness, accessibility, and availability requirements. This governance framework shows exactly what compliance looks like — and how to build it into your project from day one.
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3 April 2026
NLHF Digitisation Guide: Every Requirement
The NLHF has strict digital requirements that catch many applicants off guard. This guide breaks down every standard your digitisation project must meet — and shows how to satisfy them.
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1 April 2026
Meeting NLHF Digital Good Practice Requirements with AI
The National Lottery Heritage Fund requires every digital output to be available, accessible, and open. Here is how AI metadata enrichment helps you meet those obligations — and where the risks lie.
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30 March 2026
Human-in-the-Loop AI: What Heritage Funders Expect
Heritage funders now expect AI to be supervised, not autonomous. Here is what Human-in-the-Loop means in practice and how to build it into your NLHF bid.
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28 March 2026
NLHF Metadata Standards: ISAD(G), EAD3, and Dublin Core Explained
Three metadata standards underpin every successful National Lottery Heritage Fund bid. Here is how ISAD(G), EAD3, and Dublin Core work together — and how to implement them without a metadata consultancy budget.
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28 March 2026
The Complete Guide to Archival Cataloguing
A practical guide to archival cataloguing for UK heritage professionals — covering core principles, catalogue structure, standards, and how AI tools are cutting the time to a searchable collection.
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26 March 2026
How to Catalogue a Museum Collection: A Practical Guide
Most museums carry a cataloguing backlog. This practical guide covers the core catalogue record fields, SPECTRUM compliance, cataloging systems, and backlog strategies for UK museum collections.
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25 March 2026
Budgeting for Digitisation in Your NLHF Bid: A Strategic Guide
A practical breakdown of every cost category in a heritage digitisation budget — and how to align each line item with the NLHF's four investment principles.
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24 March 2026
Archival Cataloguing Standards: Which One Should You Use?
SPECTRUM, ISAD(G), Dublin Core, EAD — a practical guide to UK archival cataloguing standards, who each one is designed for, and how to choose.
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21 March 2026
EAD Metadata Standard Explained: What Archivists Need to Know
EAD (Encoded Archival Description) is the XML standard for archival finding aids. This guide explains what EAD is, how EAD3 differs from EAD 2002, and when your archive needs it.
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19 March 2026
The Complete Guide to Digitising an Archive
A step-by-step guide to digitising an archive — covering planning, scanning equipment, file formats, metadata, and storage for UK heritage professionals.
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17 March 2026
How to Store and Back Up Your Digital Archive: A Guide for Heritage Organisations
One copy is not a plan. A practical guide to digital archive backup storage — the 3-2-1 rule, cloud storage options, fixity checking, and BagIt for UK heritage organisations.
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14 March 2026
File Formats for Digital Preservation: What to Use and Why
The file format you choose at the start of a digitisation project will determine whether your digital collection survives for decades. Here's which formats to use for images, documents, audio, and video.
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12 March 2026
Choosing Document Scanning Equipment for Your Archive: A Practical Guide
Flatbed, sheet-fed, or overhead? A practical guide to choosing document scanning equipment for archive digitisation — with advice on resolution, format, and what comes after the scan.
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12 March 2026
Preparing Your Archive for AI: A Practical Guide
A practical guide for archivists on how to integrate AI for archives — from metadata generation and handwritten text recognition to responsible use and long-context AI search.
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10 March 2026
How to Make Your Archive Searchable Online
Digitised files sitting in folders are just organised obscurity. Here's what makes an archive truly searchable online — and a practical guide to getting there.
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10 March 2026
How to Digitise an Archive: A Practical Guide for Heritage Professionals
A step-by-step guide to digitising archive collections — from planning and scanning equipment to metadata, file formats, and making your collection searchable.
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10 March 2026
How to Catalogue a Photograph Collection: A Step-by-Step Guide
Millions of UK photographs sit in boxes, uncatalogued and unsearchable. Here's what a complete catalog record looks like — and how AI can help you clear the backlog.
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10 March 2026
Digital Preservation Grant Applications: What Funders Want to See
Funders want evidence your organisation knows how to do it properly. Here's what a strong digital preservation grant application needs — and how to build your case.
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15 January 2026
Why Your Digitised Archive Is Only Half the Story
Digitisation was the first step. But without structured metadata — descriptive, administrative, and structural — your collection remains invisible. Here's what's missing and how to fix it.
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8 January 2026
The Hidden Cost of Uncatalogued Collections
Every day archival material sits uncatalogued, your institution loses funding, researcher trust, and public goodwill. Here is how the costs add up — and how to reverse them.
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2 January 2026
AI and the Archivist: Partnership, Not Replacement
AI is transforming archival work — but the archivist's judgement, context, and expertise remain irreplaceable. Here's what a genuine partnership between archivists and AI tools actually looks like in practice.
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