The document summarizes Emerald's project to digitize its backlist journals from as far back as 1899. Key points: - Emerald partnered with the British Library to digitize over 60,000 articles from 120+ journal titles dating back over 100 years. - Careful planning was required to source content, establish standards, and manage expectations between technical, production, and business teams. - Lessons learned included involving editors early, thorough quality checks, clarifying copyright, and managing tensions between delivery dates and requirements. - The Backfiles product launched as planned in early 2008 and has been successfully sold, providing access to historical scholarship.