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Presentation topics:
• Periodical indexes in print
• Using a periodical index
• Locating an article from an index
• Citing periodical articles
Print periodical indexes
• Help you find periodical articles by subject.
• Are most useful when looking for articles published before 1985.
How to select a print index
Consider the following:
• The topic or subject
• Type of material covered
• Years indexed
Example search: “Son of Sam”
Find articles published between July 29, 1976 and December 1977 having to do with “Son of Sam.”
Select an index
Find articles published between July 29, 1976 and December 1977 having to do with “Son of Sam.”
New York Times Index: 1977
Readers’ Guide: Vol. 37: Mar 1977-Feb 1978
Newspaper - MLA
Saxon, Wolfgang. “Women Dies in Mystery
Shooting.” New York Times 31 Jan. 1977: A26. Print.
…New York Times 2 Jan. 1998, late ed.: A11+. Print
Tucker, Carl. “The Night TV Cried Wolf.”
Saturday Review 1 Oct. 1977: 56. Print.
Scholarly Journal – MLA
Loss, John Timothy. “Criminals Selling Their
Stories: The First Amendment Requires
Legislative Reexamination.” Cornell Law
Review 72.2 (1987): 1331-55. Print.
Magazine - MLA