Google to digitize old newspapers

Posted on September 9th, 2008 by David

According to this ChannelWeb blog entry,

Google has started an ambitious project to digitally archive millions of pages of old newspapers. In 2006, Google started working with the New York Times and the Washington Post to index existing digital archives and make them searchable via Google’s search technology. The new effort expands that initiative, with the goal of reaching every story ever printed …. Google plans to archive the stories exactly as they appeared on the original paper, not just text versions. The stories would include original photographs, headlines and advertisements as well. The Mountain View, Calif.-based company is partnering with ProQuest and Heritage, two online archiving companies, on the project.

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Tags: Archives and Libraries, Digital Preservation, History Findings, Search and Retrieval Technology // 1 Comment »

One Response to “Google to digitize old newspapers”

  1. Ky // Sep 9, 2008 at 20:30

    Until Google gathers more data, I invite you to look at http://www.nambour-chronicle.com . This site archives the Nambour Chronicle & North Coast Advertiser first published in 1903.

    Note from David: This is an Australian newspaper that was published in the State of Queensland.

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