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Google Launches Online Literary Project



By Thomas Fredrickson
05 October 2006 @ 10:49 am ET

NEW YORK - Google launched a new program to promote literacy by harnessing the power of the internet, aggregating books maps, blogs and video together to assist teachers and educators.

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The new system was launched on Wednesday t the Frankfurt Book Fair, the world's largest gathering of publishing executives, in conjunction with the United Nations and a literacy campaign organized by fair officials.

"Google believes that the Internet can be a powerful tool in connecting the organizations leading this fight," the company said in a statement, referring to illiteracy. "The more people that have access to reading tools, project ideas, and resources, the further we will go in combating this problem,"

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