With all the confusion, some librarians have developed their own system of indexing, thus creating multiple systems within the Church. It is now becoming difficult to standardize how to index and find materials in different libraries. The Subject Index is an effort to bring about as much standardization as possible, given the current circumstances. Numbers in the Index represent the best research into what is correct and tries to avoid the conflicts caused by incompatibility. Old stock numbers, where applicable, are given followed by a slash and the new item number, if applicable.
New items have only the new item number.
This will indicate a discontinued but not necessarily obsolete item. Items that were known to be obsolete and not compatible with current Church programs were omitted from the Index. Items that are not compatible with the numbering system, such as the Gospel Art Picture Kit, have been handled separately. Page headers identify topics on that page. Instructional materials are separated into major related groups.