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This report is extracted from the 1000 Section (Confirmed Newspaper Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.   Either a compiler, publisher or repository had confirmed the existance of this index and supplied information for the report. See the INTRODUCTION for the methodology used in compiling the LATHROP REPORT.
REPORT NO:  1010A Previous Report (1009A)  |  Next Report (1011A)
INDEX NAME:  Ashtabula Star-Beacon Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • ASHTABULA STAR-BEACON Ashtabula OH 1969(Apr)-Current
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: ASHTABULA COUNTY DISTRICT LIBRARY
335 W. 44th St
Ashtabula OH 44004
Telephone: (216) 997-9341
AVAILABILITY:  This card file index and copies of the corresponding newspaper may be used by the public in the Reference Department of the Ashtabula County District Library.
SCOPE OF INDEX:  Index local news only, primarily for Ashtabula city. National, state and other items are included only when they have a direct effect on this area. Routine council meetings, school board meetings, sports events and similar news items are indexed only when they include some outstanding news as part of the report. Obituaries are indexed in a separate alphabetical file.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  This is a 3x5 card file index. The cards are typed with multiple entries on each card. Each card is filed alphabetically by subject. The entries are headlines or brief descriptions. The citation includes the date and page number. Personal name cards in the obituary file include the name, husband's name of a married woman, last known address, dates of birth and death, and the parent's name (if all that information was given in the article). The citation includes date of paper.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Estimate 2000-3000 entries per month are added to the index file.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
LOCALLY PREPARED INDEXES IN OHIO LIBRARIES. Ohio Library Association, 1973.
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LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES. 1979-1980 Edition. Copyright © 1979 by Norman Lathrop Enterprises. ISBN 0-910868-10-7. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior expressed permission of Norman Lathrop Enterprises, except as permitted by law.   Every effort was made to ensure the accuracy of the report at the time of publication.   However, it is imperative that the user contact the organization cited in a report for the current status of the index, especially if planning to visit the institution and do research using the index.