This account was written for the MidAtlantic News Research Conference on July 18-19, 1997.
Diane Lamb Winston-Salem Journal Marker/Indexer 0800-0900: Arive. Check problems with yesterday's clips, distribute papers, slit papers. 0900-1200: Read newspaper, assign subject heads, check state and metro editions for changes. 1200-1230: Lunch. 1230-1500: Continue indexing. Wednesdays include the two zoned editions. 1500-1600: Set-up new files, check-in and refile returned clip files.
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