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TCU Library Research ~ Using Old Style Print Indexes ~ How to use The N ew Y ork T imes I ndex & the Readers’ G uide to Periodical L iterature. Click on your screen to view to the next slide. The New York Times INDEX A book of Record.

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  1. TCULibrary Research~ Using Old Style Print Indexes ~How to useThe New York Times Index& the Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature. Click on your screen to view to the next slide.

  2. The New York TimesINDEXA book of Record Located on the East Wall of theCurrent Periodicals RoomCall No: AI21 .N44 (Map)

  3. The New York Times Index • Contains citations for news items; feature articles; editorials; editorial cartoons; obituaries; commentaries; sports articles; business and financial news; and reviews of books, art exhibitions, dance, movies, music, restaurants, theater, and television programs. • Abstracts "significant news, editorial matter and special features." • Covers the weekday and weekend papers as well as the City, New Jersey, Long Island, Westchester, and Connecticut regional sections. • Classed in one list by subject, geography, organization, or personal name. Arranged alphabetically and then chronologically under each heading. Contains headings, subheadings, and secondary subheadings. • "Entries of unusual interest are set in boldface type."

  4. The New York Times Index • The index is published semi-monthly, with quarterly cumulating and an annual cumulating. • Hint! Articles pertaining to relations between two or more countries will always be "put under the name of the smaller country (or the one least often in the news)." • The years this index covers are 1851-present.

  5. - sample citation –The New York TimesINDEX

  6. How to read this citation. Subject Article Summary Month Day Section Page Column The New York Times Index (This story was published in the New York Times on January 30th, section 10, page 9, column 3. The year will be the year on the spine of the index volume you choose).

  7. Finally…Getting a copy of theNew York Times you need: In the TCU Library’s Collection we have the following years of The New York Times available – • Most recent issues are located in our Newspaper Alcove on the main floor. They are shelved by title along side the other newspapers. • Older issues (back to the year 1851) are available on Microfilm. The microfilm issues are located in the Microform Room also shelved by title. Please seek assistance at the Periodicals Desk if you need help with the microform reader machines. • You can also access the NY Times online via the TCU Library at: • New York Times 1985-Current • New York Times Historical 1851-2007

  8. The Article

  9. Readers’ Guide toPeriodical Literature(print edition)

  10. Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature • This is an index you can use for literature found in English-language, general-interest periodicals. It covers nonfiction, fiction, poems, short stories, and reviews of ballet, books, compact discs, dance, motion pictures, musicals, operas and operettas, phonograph records, products, radio programs, tape recordings, television programs, theater, videodiscs and videotapes. • You can search by subject or author in a combined list. • Book reviews are listed separately at the back of each volume. Reviews are arranged alphabetically by author. • This index includes a list of periodicals indexed in each volume. • Published annually. • Coverage Years are 1890 – Current. Located in the Information Commons (IC) RoomCall No: AI3 .R48 (Map)

  11. Here is the spine of a Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature.

  12. Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

  13. Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature Author/Subject Article Title Volume Pages Month Year Journal Name (This story, “In the Cause of Architecture”, was published in the December 1928 issue of The Architectural Record, volume 64 on pages 507-514.)

  14. Finding the articleWhen you have a citation for an article that fits your research you will need to locate the journal in the TCU library collection by using the online catalog at http://Library.tcu.edu

  15. The Article

  16. If you need assistance using the TCU library online catalog or if you have research or computer related questions please feel free toASK-A-Librarian Getting Help

  17. Get in-Person Help atthe Information Commonsin the TCU Library Clickhere for current Library Hours Library & Research Help Email: reference@tcu.eduTelephone: (817) 257-7117 Computer HelpEmail: Help@tcu.edu Telephone: (817) 257-5855 back start

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