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Google-like search site connects 60 million pages of Canadian history

Published on January 16th, 2011; Published on January 16th, 2011

Topics :: Google , OTTAWA , Canada

OTTAWA - Call it the Google of Canadian history.

An ambitious new search engine has been launched to allow one-stop searching for centuries of Canadian history.

The Canadiana Discovery Portal combs through more than 60 million pages of information from 14 different institutions.

Ron Walker of Canadiana.org says only a fraction of Canada's history has actually been converted into a digital format.

He says the cost and time involved in transferring old documents into new formats makes it a difficult task.

But he says it is essential for both the preservation and access to Canadian history.

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