ARKANSAS GAZETTE INDEX 1989 - Library

HOW TO USE THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE INDEXThe Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Index consists of brief summarizingstatements of the news of Arkansas as it was published in the finaledition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Only those articlesdealing with Arkansas people, places and events are considered forinclusion. Material not considered useful for future reference isomitted. Routine articles reporting on sports, social events andbusiness activities are omitted.HEADINGSsubject headings (entries) are the main type of entry and are usedwhen possible. Names of prominent persons and of firms andorganizations are used as entries, but most names are crossreferenced to subjects.All subject headings (entries) are arranged alphabetically, wordby-word.Example: Old WashingtonOldhamUse of commas in subject headings result in an unusual filingsystem since the computer considers them when arranging entriesthat are identical up to the comma.Example: Harris, summer MichelleHenderson FarmsHenderson State UniversityHenderson, John DavidHenderson, Shannon ElizabethAbbreviations used as subject headings are arranged alphabeticallyas if they were words.Example:PaynePCBsPea Ridgecross references are arranged in alphabetical order and are listedbefore summaries of articles under that same heading.LOCATION SYMBOLSEach summary is followed by the month, day, year, page and columnnumber where the article appeared in the Final (City) edition ofthe Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.Reference from a person's name to a subjectthe named person is directly involved or isthe topic. In all cases, the articleclarification of this point.does not indicate ifmerely commenting onshould be read for