![](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081107060039im_/http://www.nsf.gov/images/x.gif) News From the Field Researchers Develop Lecture Search Engine to Aid Students
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November 7, 2007
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new search engine that allows anyone to search the content of video-recorded lectures to find a specific subject or word, even if that word is in the middle of the lecture. This powerful new tool uses advanced voice-recognition technology to search the actual spoken words within a recorded lecture. MIT plans to have this technology available to anyone who wishes to see lectures and lessons recorded by its faculty.
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Source Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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