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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|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.
 
== 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]'''.


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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Latest revision as of 16:26, 23 May 2025

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 Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals.

The main page of the website offers the options to Browse Publications or Browse Entries.

Browse Publications

The Browse Publications option provides a multi-page listing of periodicals and other publications, alphabetically by title.

List of all publications

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.

Example of publication

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:

  • Title of article
  • Author(s)
  • Year
  • Volume
  • Issue [number]
  • Month [if relevant]
  • Page [number for the beginning of the article]
Entries for a publication

Browse Entries

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.

How to find full text of articles

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

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