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HOW. TO USE THII ARKANSAS CAZI9"E
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The ~rkansas Gazette Index consksts of brief summarizing statements
of the news of Arkansas as it was published in the final edition of the
Arkansas Gazette. Only those articles dealing with Arkansas people, places
and events are considered for inclusion. Material not considered useful
for future reference is omitted. Routine articles reporting on sports,
social events and business activities are omitted.
Subject headlngs (entries) are the main type 01 entry and are used when
possible. Names of prominent persons and of firms and organizations are used
as cntrfes, but mast names are cross-referenced to subjects.
A11 subject heiidings (entries) arc arranged aJphabetically , word-by-word .
Example: Old Washington
Oldham -
Use of commas in subject headings result in an unusual filing system since
the computer considers them when arranging entries that are identical up to
the comma.
Example: Henderson Farms
Henderspn State
Henderson, Arthur
. * Henderson, Shannon Elizabeth
Abbreviations used as subject headings Eire arranged alphabetically as if
they were words,
Example : Payne
I'CRs
Pea Ridge
Cross references are arranged in alphabetical order and are listed before
summaries of articles under that same heading.
Each summary is followed by the month, day, year, page, and column number
where the article appeared in the Final Edition of the Arkansas Gazette.
Reference from a person's name to a subject does not indicate if the
named person is directly involved or is merely commenting on the topic.
In all cases, the article should be read for clarification of this point.