| Summary: | Imagine having to read an entire dictionary to find a single word or having to go through an entire library to find a single book. Such laboriousness might be difficult to imagine, but only because we have established methods of organization that allow us to find what we are looking for in an orderly and efficient manner. In the same way, we have indexes to help organize and navigate the great wealth of historical information that is contained in newspapers. Without an index, finding relevant information within an entire newspaper publication is like trying to find a needle in a haystack. Right now in order to find specific information from the Dawson Daily News, one would find it by reading the entire run from 1899 to 1954. And since it was a daily publication well into the 20th century, there is a lot of information to sift through. In order to use newspapers both efficiently and effectively, therefore, the newspapers must be equipped with an index. The paper shares my experiences, methods, and evaluations of creating an index for researchers and the wider public.
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