SmallTownPapers

01/05/2025

Historical preservation grants make a huge difference in a community's ability to digitize newspaper archives. Learn more by contacting ArchiveInABox - www.archiveinabox.com

The Herman Brown Free Library in Burnet has applied for a Tocker Foundation grant to...

12/24/2024

12/24/2024

Learn more about how Digitizing Newspaper Archives helps organizations put their collections online for free!

Digital Archive

10/23/2024

🔍 Museums must embrace new strategies to stay relevant in our tech-driven world. Curators can enhance engagement by integrating interactive tools like VR and mobile apps, crafting immersive storytelling, and building inclusive, community-focused exhibitions.🌍✨

As stewards of culture and history, museum curators are responsible for preserving the past while ensuring that collections resonate with today's audiences.

10/09/2024

Happy to provide an update on our project with the Sturgis Library on Cape Cod - their archives are now online accessible and searchable again. A wonderful project working with fantastic people. Read more in their newsletter: https://myemail.constantcontact.com/October-2024---Sturgis-Library.html?soid=1101601481860&aid=LdeUq8cp1Ak

October 2024 News Special Events & Adult Programs National Book Month Celebration! Saturday, October 12th, 2024 from 12:00pm-2:00pm* All ages are encouraged to celebrate National Book Month with Sturg

10/09/2024

Proud to have partnered with the Sturgis Library to get the archive back online.

Sturgis Library - Good News! Small Town Newspapers may host the Sturgis digital newspaper archive in a few weeks. This is to fill the gap before the BPL makes the transfer. Yay!

06/06/2024

Check out how ArchiveInABox is helping historical organizations across the US put historical assets online....for free.

Don't replace your PastPerfect™ or Omeka™ software programs. Enhance your collections with ArchiveInABox. The AIB platform makes it easy to publish your historical assets online and it's FREE! Learn more - https://conta.cc/45qXppn

02/04/2024

Interesting research on the impact of social media on small market news organizations.

The study analyzes the impact of Facebook on rural and small-town news organizations’ daily operations.

02/04/2024

The non profit in charge of the Daily iowan -- the university of iowa's student newspaper -- is taking over two small town newspapers in eastern iowa.Student pu

01/19/2024

Feb. 26, 2023, was a turning point in Alabama journalism. Three of the state's largest newspapers ceased to produce a printed version. Citing a plunging readership base, the Mobile Press-Register, The Birmingham News and The Huntsville Times are no longer in ink. But while the mighty have fallen, Al...

01/19/2024

As the local journalism economy struggles, some rural newspapers are building on their assets: location, community connection, innovation.

01/19/2024

Well articulated reasons to support your local newspaper.

I have a confession to make. I’m a local newspaper addict. I write them, I sell them, and most importantly I read every single one I can get my hands on.Unfortunately, or maybe fortunately dependin…

12/29/2023

A reminder of why local newspapers have been so important to communities across the US and a dose of optimism about the future of local news coverage -

Local newspapers are failing. That’s a threat to democracy.

12/08/2023

A nice read on the strength of the local newspaper -

Congress has developed legislation targeted specifically at converting struggling newspapers into sustainable businesses. The Community News and Small Business Support Act would provide temporary tax credits to inject resources into local newsrooms and incentivize small business advertising partners...

09/05/2023

The extreme weather and resulting damage from floods, fires and more is a serious reminder to digitize historical assets to protect those records and resources from loss. Contact SmallTownPapers to learn about the easy and affordable scanning services the company provides.

09/05/2023

ArchiveInABox is helping historical organizations migrate their data from old platforms to one that is more affordable and much easier to use and manage.

  Contact us: 360.427.6300 [email protected]     Migrating Data from a Legacy System     In the 1980s, engineers developed databases and platforms to help museums and historical stakeholders m

06/20/2023

SmallTownPapers takes on AI chat bots to protect publisher's content - https://tinyurl.com/3u23wmvt

So called “AI chat-bots” can digest entire archives of content from which it creates derivatives for delivery to its customers. 

05/31/2023

Welcoming professional researchers and to the new SmallTownPapers.com with a special option for them - https://bit.ly/43zjb81

Private Dataset Offered to Pro Researchers. Genealogists and other researchers explore new historical resource - PR12966534