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From: "Daryl Crabtree" <>
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Indexing newspapers
Date: Thu, 22 May 2003 10:41:43 +1000
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Hi All,
Well there does not appear to be any "indexers" on the list.
So I will add to this discussion with the following.

I had a look at a web site where indexing of a newspaper is being carried
out by Rod and Wendy Gow, with help from others.
I wont go into the details of how they do it.

Have a butchers hook

Cheers,
Daryl Crabtree

Web site of Rod and Wendy Gow
http://www3.ceinternet.com.au/~rgow

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl Crabtree" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Indexing newspapers


> Hi Beryl and All,
> I have no experience with indexing at all. I would like to learn however
and
> maybe give it a go.
> The way I do the West Wimmera Mail, is to photo copy the micro film using
> the libraries reader, of course this can be expensive at 20 cents an A4
> copy. I only choose what I think would be of interest to the Listers, e.g.
> obits, marriages, unusual events, etc. this reduces the cost.
> There is a lot of genealogical information in the paper that I just can't
> copy and it is a pity to see it just sit there until someone discovers it
> again. Some family historians out there are missing out, partly because
> they can't gain access to a reader and they don't have the Internet to
> locate the different resources available to them.
> I think indexing is a good idea, but I don't know how to do it, and make
it
> available for research. I think you would have to have several people
> doing the one paper as it would drive one person bananas after a while.
> What do you think ?
> Cheers,
> Daryl Crabtree
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Beryl O'Gorman" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:19 PM
> Subject: [AUS-VIC-NorWest] Indexing newspapers
>
>
> > I wonder if we have any indexers on the list who would like to tell us
> about their techniques, programs, etc.
> > Do you cut up the film and use it in a microfiche reader?
> > Do you use a microfilm reader?
> > Where do you purchase your films?
> > What criteria do you use in selecting what you will index? Is it just
BDMs
> or any occurrence of a surname, etc?
> > Do you design your own spreadsheet? What is the best way to make your
work
> easily transferable to the Internet at a later date?
> > I would really like to hear people's thoughts/experiences in this field.
> > Perhaps Daryl CRABTREE might lead us off???
> >
> > Cheers
> > Beryl
> >
> > Beryl O'Gorman
> > Greensborough Victoria Australia
> > List Admin
> >
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