Four basic approaches to the manual organization of information which concentrate on information storage and subject retrieval are described. Uniterm and Optical Coincidence are indexing systems, Keysort is an indexing tool as well as a storage and retrieval method, and Filing is used in conjunction with the above systems to store and retrieve information. The guide is designed for the person who has information to organize and no idea of how to go about it. Each section gives a general overview of one system and describes what is needed to implement it. Limitations, advantages, and disadvantages of each system are discussed together with variations to make them cheaper, easier, or more efficient. Examples of the Uniterm, Optical Coincidence and Keysort systems are included. (Author/KP)