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NARA, Google Partner to Make Historic Films Available OnlineGoogle and the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration launched a pilot program February 24 to make NARA’s video holdings available free through Google Video and the NARA website.The first phase in the nonexclusive deal between the two partners involves the release of 101 films from the archives’ collections, including the earliest film held there, Carmencita—Spanish Dance from 1894; government newsreels documenting World War II; NASA films on the history of its space program; and documentaries on the history of national and state parks. U.S. Archivist Allen Weinstein hailed the pilot program as a step toward NARA’s “goal of becoming an archives without walls. Our new strategic plan emphasizes the importance of providing access to records anytime, anywhere,” he said. “For the first time, the public will be able to view this collection of rare and unusual films on the internet.” Google Video product manager Peter Chane said the ultimate goal is to put online as many of NARA’s 114,000 films and 37,000 videos as possible, ZDNet News reported February 24. Posted March 3, 2006. |
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