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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Indexes) of the 1979-1980 Edition of LATHROP REPORT ON NEWSPAPER INDEXES: An illustrated guide to published and unpublished newspaper indexes in the United States and Canada.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:  1054B Previous Report (1054A)  |  Next Report (1054C)
INDEX NAME:  The National Observer Index
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
  • NATIONAL OBSERVER Princeton NJ 1969-1977(Jun)
LOCATION or PUBLISHER: DOW JONES BOOKS
PO Box 300
Princeton NJ 08540
Telephone: (609) 452-2000
AVAILABILITY:  A published index. Issued annually. Although the newspaper has ceased publication, the index may still be available. Write for current prices. (NOTE: Annual indexes for the years 1962-1968 are available from the Bell & Howell Company. See LATHROP REPORT #1153I.)
SCOPE OF INDEX:  A comprehensive index to the microfilmed edition of this weekly newspaper. The emphsis is on placing index entries under the subject of an article, rather than a corporate-name heading. Personal names are included as subject headings. Most articles, including reviews of books, theater, and movies are indexed. Excluded from the index are the following National Observer features: Top News of the Week, Letters to the Editor, Crossword Puzzle, Better Bridge, The Lesiure Scene, and Regional Theatre.
FORMAT OF INDEX:  A book form index printed on 8½x11 inch pages, three columns per page. Both subject and personal names are interfiled in the same alphabetical order. Entries consist of a brief description of the article, followed by the month, day, and page number where the article appeared.
SIZE OF INDEX:  Over 10,000 entries per year.
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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.