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Google Offers National Archive Videos For Free

I think that this is a really great idea that will help the entire world. The National Archives and Google are teaming up to allow unprecedented access to historical film properties for free with just the click of a mouse. I personally will be checking into this and seeing what these rare films look like. Now Google just needs to get into the Vatican Library and scan all that material, but that will never happen.

Through a pilot program, U.S. archivist Allen Weinstein has collaborated with Google Video to compile an online library of 103 films, including movies, documentaries and other cinematic creations formerly unavailable to those who can't make the trip to Washington, D.C. "This is an important step to achieve our goal to become an archive without walls," Weinstein said. "For the first time, the public will be able to view this collection of rare and unusual films on the Internet emphasizing the importance of providing access to records anytime, anywhere."

Reuters Technology News

Posted by | Tue, Feb 28, 2006 - 06:00 AM