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National Archives, Google Team to Put Historic Films Online

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 24, 2006 - 11:11am.
Washington - The National Archives in Washington and Internet search giant Google on Friday announced the launch of a pilot program that will digitize and make historic films available for free online. Under a non-exclusive deal, researchers and the general public will be able to access a collection of 103 historic movies, documentaries and other films from the National Archives through Google Video as well as the National Archives website. "For the first time, the public will be able to view this collection of rare and unusual films on the Internet," said Allen Weinstein, archivist of the United States. The National Archives and Google said that they are exploring the possibilities of expanding the online film collection and making the Archives' extensive textual holdings available through the Internet, as well.
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