Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals - Revision history

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	The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about ~~151~~ periodicals and other serial publications, and is continually growing.		The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 146 periodicals and other serial publications, and is continually growing.

	'''The website is at [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''		'''The website is at [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''

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	The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals and other serial publications, and is continually growing.		The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals and other serial publications, and is continually growing.

	'''The website is at [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''		'''The website is at [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''
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	[[File:All entries.png\|400px\|right\|thumb\|Results in a Browse Entries search]]		[[File:All entries.png\|400px\|right\|thumb\|Results in a Browse Entries search]]
	Browse Entries gives the option to search within the data of the entry, controlled by a pull-down menu at top right. Searchable fields include: Title, Author, year, Volume, Issue, Month, Page, and All.		Browse Entries gives the option to search within the data of the entry, controlled by a pull-down menu at top right. Searchable fields include: Title, Author, year, Volume, Issue, Month, Page, and All.

			== How to find full text of articles ==

			After titles of desired article are identified, visit a Theosophical library or use digital facilities like the '''[[International_Association_for_the_Preservation_of_Spiritualist_and_Occult_Periodicals\|IAPSOP database]]''' to get full-text PDFs of the desired pages. Many of the periodicals and other publications in the Union Index have [[https://theosophy.wiki/en/Category:Periodicals\|their own articles in Theosophy Wiki]], where the editors have tried to provide links to digital versions. '''[https://theosophy.wiki/en/Category:Periodicals Here is a list of wiki articles about periodicals]'''.

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	== Browse Entries ==		== Browse Entries ==
	[[File:All entries.png\|400px\|right\|thumb\|Browse Entries search ~~screen~~]]		[[File:All entries.png\|400px\|right\|thumb\|Results in a Browse Entries search]]
	Browse Entries gives the option to search within the data of the entry, controlled by a pull-down menu at top right. Searchable fields include: Title, Author, year, Volume, Issue, Month, Page, and All.		Browse Entries gives the option to search within the data of the entry, controlled by a pull-down menu at top right. Searchable fields include: Title, Author, year, Volume, Issue, Month, Page, and All.

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	== Browse Entries ==		== Browse Entries ==
	[[File:All entries.png\|~~300px~~\|right\|thumb\|Browse Entries search screen]]		[[File:All entries.png\|400px\|right\|thumb\|Browse Entries search screen]]
	Browse Entries gives the option to search within the data of the entry, controlled by a pull-down menu at top right. Searchable fields include: Title, Author, year, Volume, Issue, Month, Page, and All.		Browse Entries gives the option to search within the data of the entry, controlled by a pull-down menu at top right. Searchable fields include: Title, Author, year, Volume, Issue, Month, Page, and All.

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	~~''' BEING REVISED TO MATCH NEW INDEX'''<br>~~		The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals and other serial publications, and is continually growing.
	~~''' BEING REVISED TO MATCH NEW INDEX'''<br>~~
	~~[[File:Union Index.jpg\|400px\|right\|thumb\|Format from 1993-2024]]~~
	The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals, and is continually growing.
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	~~'''The website is at [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''~~

	~~== Lists~~ of ~~periodicals ==~~		'''The website is at [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''

	~~On the Contents~~ page, the website ~~lists periodicals in several ways:~~		The main page of the website offers the options to '''Browse Publications''' or '''Browse Entries'''.

	* name of publication ("Full List")		== Browse Publications ==
	* place (country) of ~~publication~~		The Browse Publications option provides a multi-page listing of periodicals and other publications, alphabetically by title.
	* chronologically by date of first issue		[[File:All publications.png\|center\|600px\|thumb\|List of all publications]]
	* alphabetically by ~~first editor or founder~~
	* as subsets:
	** Alice Bailey, etc.
	** Anthroposophy, Rudolf Steiner
	** Esoteric School
	** Judge, Point Loma, Pasadena, U.L.T., etc.
	** Outline and Special Indices (not Plain, i.e. not included in Search and List ~~Kit)~~
	** Series, including Pamphlets, regular and irregular
	** Theosophy-Science

	~~== Arrangement~~ of index entries ==		Each line describes a publication with Title, Author(s), Date [range of years published], Country, and Entries [number of index entries]. Clicking on one of the lines provides a summary about the publication with more information about the city and language.
			[[File:Sample listing for publication.png\|right\|250px\|thumb\|Example of publication]]

	~~In most~~ of the ~~indices~~, ~~there is~~ an entry for each article in the periodical~~, in this order (where '''n''' represents a number)~~:		At the bottom of this screen is the option to '''Show entries for this publication'''. Selecting this option will display the name of the publication at the top, followed by a listing an entry for each article in the periodical:
	* ~~Journal, abbreviated as 4-7 characters, such as '''ThQly''' for ''Theosophical Quarterly''~~		* Title of article
	* Year~~, in the format '''ynnnn''', such as '''y1927'''~~		* Author(s)
	* Volume~~, in the format '''vnn''', such as '''v17'''~~		* Year
	* Issue~~, in the format '''inn''', such as '''i5'''~~		* Volume
	* Month ~~(or quarter) spelled out, such as '''May'''~~		* Issue [number]
	* Page~~, in~~ the ~~format '''pnnn''', such as '''p138'''~~		* Month [if relevant]
	* Title, following a ~~single dash~~		* Page [number for the beginning of the article]
	* Author, following two dashes		[[File:All entries by publication.png\|center\|600px\|thumb\|Entries for a publication]]

	== ~~Searching~~ ==		== Browse Entries ==
			[[File:All entries.png\|300px\|right\|thumb\|Browse Entries search screen]]
			Browse Entries gives the option to search within the data of the entry, controlled by a pull-down menu at top right. Searchable fields include: Title, Author, year, Volume, Issue, Month, Page, and All.

	The recently redesigned website facilitates searching by keyword, title, or author. A shortcut to the keyword search feature is [http://www.austheos.org.au/csearch/ui-search.htm http://www.austheos.org.au/csearch/ui-search.htm].
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	== Lists of periodicals ==		== Lists of periodicals ==

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			[[File:Union Index.jpg\|400px\|right\|thumb\|Format from 1993-2024]]
	The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals, and is continually growing.		The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals, and is continually growing.
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	'''The website is at [~~http~~://~~116~~.0.~~17.135~~/~~indices/pindex.htm#alphabetical~~\|Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''		'''The website is at [https://theosophicalsociety.org.au/union_index\|Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''
	~~'''NOTE: Website is not functioning at this time, but is being reestablished. Note added 6/24/2024.~~

	== Lists of periodicals ==		== Lists of periodicals ==

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	The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals, and is continually growing.		The Union Index of Theosophical Peridiodicals is a database established in 1993 by Gladney Oakley, and maintained by the [[Campbell Theosophical Research Library]] of Sydney, Australia, which is affiliated with the [[Theosophical Society in Australia]]. It is a major source of information about 151 periodicals, and is continually growing.
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	'''The website is at [http://116.0.17.135/indices/pindex.htm#alphabetical\|Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''		'''The website is at [http://116.0.17.135/indices/pindex.htm#alphabetical\|Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals].'''
			'''NOTE: Website is not functioning at this time, but is being reestablished. Note added 6/24/2024.

	== Lists of periodicals ==		== Lists of periodicals ==

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	== Lists of periodicals ==		== Lists of periodicals ==

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	'''The website is at [http://116.0.17.135/indices/pindex.htm#alphabetical\|~~Uniond~~ Index of Theosophical Periodicl].'''		'''The website is at [http://116.0.17.135/indices/pindex.htm#alphabetical\|Union Index of Theosophical Periodicl].'''

	== Lists of periodicals ==		== Lists of periodicals ==