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| INDEX NAME: The Flint Journal Index |
NEWSPAPERS INDEXED:
- THE FLINT JOURNAL Flint MI 1963(Sep) to date
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| COMPILER: Flint Public Library 1026 E. Kearsley St. Flint MI 48502 |
| LOCATION or PUBLISHER: |
MIDEASTERN MICHIGAN LIBRARY COOPERATIVE
1026 E. Kearsley St.
Flint, MI 48502
Telephone: (313) 232-7119
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| AVAILABILITY: Subscriptions available. The current year is published in 12 monthly editions ($90) and one annual cumulation ($60). 40 copies of the monthly and 50 copies of the annual index are currently produced. Prior years available as annual cumulations only (write for prices). The Index and microfilm copies of the papers are available for use in the Flint Public Library Reference Department, 1026 Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48502. |
| SCOPE OF INDEX: The emphasis is on being very comprehensive as regards local and state news, rather that being highly selective. Included are all items of statewide interest and items from around the nation and world which involve Michigan residents. There is extensive local coverage of the paper's circulation area of Genesee and Lapeer counties, plus parts of Shiawassee, Saginaw, Tuscola, Livingston, and Oakland counties, Detroit and Lansing city events are fully indexed. Also included are letters-to-the-editor, editorials, editorial cartoons, reviews of art exhibits, books, concerts, theater, records, films and other cultural activities. Obituaries are indexed. Omitted are vital statistic columns, most advertising, routine social and sports events, and non-news items about such things as hobbies and homemaking. |
| FORMAT OF INDEX: The index is divided into two sections: 1. Personal names in alphabetical order 2. General subjects in alphabetical order. Each entry consists of a brief description of the article, usually not the same as the headline. Each citation gives the month, day, year, page and column where the article can be found. An asterisk (*) preceding the citation indicates that a photograph accompanies the article. The letter "F" preceding the citation indicates that the article contains Flint area new. The index is printed monthly on 9½x11" paper, and consists of (approx.) 30 pages per month. There are two columns of entries per page running the short (9½") direction. The type is computer line-printer output, reduced in size. Reproduction is by offset duplicator. |
| SIZE OF INDEX: Each monthly index contains about 5,000 entries. |
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1. Norman M. Lathrop. "FLINT JOURNAL Project: Approach to Newspaper Indexing". REFERENCE QUARTERLY, 3:11-12, May 1974.
2. Special Libraries Association. Newspaper Division. GUIDELINES FOR NEWSPAPER LIBRARIES, CHAPER XVII - INDEXING (PG. 5). 1976. ANPA FOUNDATION, RESTON, VA.
3. Anita Cheek Milner. NEWSPAPER INDEXES: A LOCATION & SUBJECT GUIDE FOR RESEARCHERS. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen NJ, 1977.
4. Grace D. Parch. DIRECTORY OF NEWSPAPER LIBRARIES IN THE U.S. AND CANADA. Newspaper Division, Special Libraries Association, 1976.
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SAMPLE ILLUSTRATION: The following examples show typical entries as they appear in the personal name and general subject sections of the index.
(Click this link to view the original report, including any accompanying illustration) |
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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.
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