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Oregon Index Online: a Guide

An introduction to Oregon Index Online - Searching, Background and more

The format, coding and abbrevations used on Oregon Index cards are not always intuitive.

This section provides examples of various kinds of cards included in the index and interprets the codes/formats used to describe where the article or information can be found in the original source.

Examples include:

  • Cards for newspaper articles
  • Cards for magazine and journal articles
  • Cards for books and reports (monographs)

See also Abreviations Used.