Country Lore: Organizing Magazines

By Steven May
Published on June 1, 2001
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This is a simple method to organize magazine articles.

Here’s a solution for those folks who are trying to find an article in the magazine they read years ago: I’ve developed a homemade index, updated on a yearly basis. I read each issue from cover to cover and highlight the words that define each article. At the end of the year, I go through every magazine and jot those words down along with the issue number and the page where the word is located. Then, I organize the listings under headings such as Alternative Building/ General Construction, Pest Control, Country Lore, Home Remedies/Health, etc.


Example:

Alternative Building/General Construction
SUBJECT                               ISSUE/PAGE
Cabin, hideaway (feature)        #181/30   

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