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TY - JOUR
T1 - Using an Old Search Engine: the Value of the Times Index.
AU - Pearson, Jayn;
AU - Soothill, Keith.
N1 - former publisher: Cambridge University Press
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - The Times Index is a well-established and important paper resource for researchers that is perhaps not fully recognized. Using a study on 'Homicide and the Media' as an exemplar, this article considers the strengths and weaknesses of the Index.The Index will usually provide better focus into the researcher's area of study than CD-ROM searches, and can identify stories which CD-ROM searches miss. A modest quality control study indicates its accuracy, but it is stressed that a quality control test is study-specific.
AB - The Times Index is a well-established and important paper resource for researchers that is perhaps not fully recognized. Using a study on 'Homicide and the Media' as an exemplar, this article considers the strengths and weaknesses of the Index.The Index will usually provide better focus into the researcher's area of study than CD-ROM searches, and can identify stories which CD-ROM searches miss. A modest quality control study indicates its accuracy, but it is stressed that a quality control test is study-specific.
KW - CD-ROM searching
KW - historical research
KW - media research
KW - newspaper indexing
U2 - 10.1177/00380385030374009
DO - 10.1177/00380385030374009
M3 - Journal article
VL - 37
SP - 781
EP - 790
JO - Sociology
JF - Sociology
SN - 1469-8684
IS - 4
ER -