Practical guides on digitisation, cataloguing, metadata standards and AI for archives. Written for archivists, museum professionals and heritage organisations. https://archivers.ai/blog/ en-gb Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:38:07 +0000 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. Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/budgeting-for-digitisation-nlhf-bid/ https://archivers.ai/blog/budgeting-for-digitisation-nlhf-bid/ The Archivers Team SPECTRUM, ISAD(G), Dublin Core, EAD — a practical guide to UK archival cataloguing standards, who each one is designed for, and how to choose. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/archival-cataloguing-standards/ https://archivers.ai/blog/archival-cataloguing-standards/ The Archivers Team 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. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/ead-metadata-standard-explained/ https://archivers.ai/blog/ead-metadata-standard-explained/ The Archivers Team A step-by-step guide to digitising an archive — covering planning, scanning equipment, file formats, metadata, and storage for UK heritage professionals. Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/complete-guide-digitising-an-archive/ https://archivers.ai/blog/complete-guide-digitising-an-archive/ The Archivers Team 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. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/digital-archive-backup-storage/ https://archivers.ai/blog/digital-archive-backup-storage/ The Archivers Team 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. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/file-formats-digital-preservation/ https://archivers.ai/blog/file-formats-digital-preservation/ The Archivers Team 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. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/choosing-document-scanning-equipment/ https://archivers.ai/blog/choosing-document-scanning-equipment/ The Archivers Team 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. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/ai-for-archives/ https://archivers.ai/blog/ai-for-archives/ The Archivers Team 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. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/how-to-make-an-archive-searchable-online/ https://archivers.ai/blog/how-to-make-an-archive-searchable-online/ The Archivers Team A step-by-step guide to digitising archive collections — from planning and scanning equipment to metadata, file formats, and making your collection searchable. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/how-to-digitise-an-archive/ https://archivers.ai/blog/how-to-digitise-an-archive/ The Archivers Team 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. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/how-to-catalogue-a-photograph-collection/ https://archivers.ai/blog/how-to-catalogue-a-photograph-collection/ The Archivers Team 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. Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/digital-preservation-grant-application/ https://archivers.ai/blog/digital-preservation-grant-application/ The Archivers Team 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. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/digitised-archive-half-the-story/ https://archivers.ai/blog/digitised-archive-half-the-story/ The Archivers Team 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. Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/hidden-cost-uncatalogued-collections/ https://archivers.ai/blog/hidden-cost-uncatalogued-collections/ The Archivers Team 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. Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://archivers.ai/blog/ai-and-the-archivist/ https://archivers.ai/blog/ai-and-the-archivist/ The Archivers Team