Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation, the project established by Steven Spielberg to provide multimedia documentation of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust, has announced how it will establish its digital archives.

The Shoah foundation has collected more than 50,100 unedited interviews with Holocaust survivors and witnesses. These interviews represent more than 100,000 hours of testimony and would take a single viewer about 13 1/2 years to watch without interruption.

Spielberg's goal is to set up a number of archive repository sites around the world so people can view the testimony to "promote tolerance and understanding worldwide," according to the foundation.

A deal with Advanced Digital Information Corporation and Sony Electronics Inc. will provide storage capacity for more than 400 terabytes of data available on demand through interactive networks linked to educational institutions, museums and nonprofit groups.

One terabyte equals 1,000 gigabytes, or the storage capacity of about 250 personal computers linked together.

Spielberg established the nonprofit Shoah Foundation in 1994 after filming "Schindler's List." The 501(c)(3) organization has raised an initial $45 million for its efforts and is now conducting a $50 million second-phase campaign to continue its documentation.