LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Google announced on Monday that it would expand a program to bring more old newspaper stories online.

    In a blog posting, the company said it is aiming to index billions of pages of newsprint.

    Google launched its program in 2006 with major newspapers like the New York Times and the Washington Post.

    Google did not immediately specify how many papers have now joined the initiative, but the company is hoping to include the archives of more small and medium-size papers.

    Google has pledged to work with more newspapers to make digital copies of old news stories accessible through its search engine.