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Google announced plans to scan and index the content of historical newspapers — that project just got a huge boost with the acquisition of Paper of Record’s archives.
Paper of Record started off by being the first to index the entire history of the Toronto Star newspaper in original published form. Since then, they have expanded their efforts internationally to UK, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Ecuador France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Mexico.
Newspapers are an excellent source of historical information, and thanks to the combined efforts of Google and Paper of Records, it will be unlocked for everyone to search and read. This shows how these companies percieve the importance of all kinds of information — be it breaking news, or hundreds of years old.