The party sources were microfilmed, and each page was tagged with index codes that could be scanned for retrieval with the MIRACODE system
FIGURE 1: Codes Used to Index Writings on Party Politics during 1950-1962 for India
0-- STUDY OF PARTIES			341			450	Legislative organization	83
	000	Definitions of a political party	11			460	Ancillary organization	276
	100	Typology of parties	77			470	Party structure, functional? not?	399
	020	Functions of political parties	52			480	Articulation of party structure	72
	030	Explicit propositions about parties	60			490	Centralization of power	256
	040	General theory about parties	94		5-- PARTY GOALS			1759
	050	Purpose of studying parties	7			500	Gain control of the government	140
	060	Approaches to the study of parties	18			510	Engage in coalitions, oppositions	--
	070	Methodology of studying parties	22			520	Place members in govt positions	12
1-- PARTY ORIGINS			1049			530	Issue orientation	809
	100	When was it formed?	158			540	Ideological orientation	465
	110	Who formed it? Base of support?	226			550	Subvert the government	39
	120	Why was it formed?	82			560	Efficiency and effectiveness	294
	130	How was it formed?	107		6-- POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT			979
	140	Political history of the party	397			600	National crises	76
	150	Organizational history of the party	79			610	Issues of consensus/cleavage	113
2-- PARTY ACTIVITIES			1837			620	Electoral systems	120
	200	Selected candidates, party officials	201			630	Popular participation	114
	210	Conducts election campaigns	358			640	Political norms and attitudes	137
	220	Builds policy and organization	180			650	Administative bureaucracy	32
	230	Influences government policy	65			660	The executive	66
	240	Propagandizes its goals & activity	308			670	The legislature	51
	250	Discipline, maintains group unity	440			680	Govt structure / political history	229
	260	Raises and dispenses funds	112			690	Geographical pattern of authority	41
	270	Causes demonstrations, riots	95		7-- SOCIAL/ECONOMIC CONDITIONS			494
	280	Intercedes in govt for citizens	42			700	Economic	37
	290	Social activities	36			710	Geographic	24
3-- PARTY COMPOSITION			2601			720	Social	235
	300	Party supporters	342			730	Religious	41
	310	Party contributors	43			740	Social norms and attitudes	27
	320	Party members	226			750	Activities of the military	3
	330	Party workers and activists	158			760	Activities of students	5
	340	Party candidates	161			770	Activities of trade unions	27
	350	Party members in govt posts	311			780	Volunteer activity, interest groups	95
	360	Party leaders and officials	808		8-- PARTY SYSTEM			1397
	370	Party factions	391			800	Number of parties	36
	380	Organizational support	156			810	Election results	284
	390	Independents	5			820	Stability of parties in party system	75
4-- PARTY ORGANIZATION			2058			830	Interparty competition	235
	400	Local Party organization	139			840	Interparty competition	325
	410	Constituency party organization	62			850	Origin, support, history of system	102
	420	Regional party organization	168			860	Status of party in party system	199
	430	National convention, congress	175			870	Typology of party system	38
	440	National Party committee	428			880	International party system	103