41. The method of claim 39 wherein said record medium has a plurality of storage tracks thereon with each index group being recorded in an individual one of said storage tracks and wherein a particular track is set aside as said allotted area, and further comprising: 8. positioning in said machine each track on said record medium for accessing of the index stored therein; 9. positioning in said machine said particular track; and 10. recording in said machine each abstract in said particular track.
41. The method of claim 39 wherein said record medium has a plurality of storage tracks thereon with each index group being recorded in an individual one of said storage tracks and wherein a particular track is set aside as said allotted area, and further comprising: 8. positioning in said machine each track on said record medium for accessing of the index stored therein; 9. positioning in said machine said particular track; and 10. recording in said machine each abstract in said particular track. 42. The method of claim 41 wherein said record medium is a magnetic record medium and further comprising: 11. recording in said machine information on said medium by magnetic patterns.