Preferred Sources of Information

As with any serial resource, use the earliest issue available as the basis for description. Because numeric designations in the case of newspapers, when there is a conflict use the chronological designation to determine the earliest issue. For newspapers the source of the bibliographic description will usually be the masthead as well as the editor’s or publisher’s statement if applicable. The masthead will normally contained the title, edition, place of publication, and numbering.  If the newspaper lacks a masthead, take the title from any source within the issue.