The Deutsche Volkszeitung has undergone a title change and is covered under the new name Freitag . The major drawback of this periodical is that is does not appear as quickly as it should, and thus its usefulness in researching contemporary affairs quickly diminishes. It is arranged by personal name of the deceased and contains a code which, when looked up, provides the death date. References to newspapers covered by the ZI are given. The use of date codes, however, is cumbersome, and the volume should possibly have included birth dates of individuals as well.
Access is by key word, with annual author, subject and geographic indexes planned.
It is hoped that these indexes will be issued in a more timely fashion than the Zeitungsindex has been.