LIB 5020 Information Sources and Services

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LIB 5020Information Sources and Services
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Pathfinders

• What are they?
• A guide to research resources
• An example
• http//www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/48473
• Why have them?
• Save time
• Prevent frustration

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Pathfinders Project

• Select a library
• Determine a subject/topic appropriate for patrons
  of your library
• Create a pathfinder on the subject/topic
  organized by specific reference resource types

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Pathfinders Project

• Bibliographic resources/ Government documents
• Indexes
• Encyclopedias General Subject Sets
• Ready Reference/Dictionaries
• Geographical Sources
• Biographical Resources

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Pathfinders Project

• Your pathfinder should be web based in a format
  such as the following
• A wiki
• Wikispaces (http//www.wikispaces.com/)
• A website
• You may use Google Docs and then publish
• Or you may use a school system web posting site
• Or you may use a commercial web hosting site
• http//www.Schoolnotes.com

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Pathfinders Project

• Your pathfinder should include the following
• Title
• Introduction
• Scope
• Print resources
• Brief (e.g. 1 or 2 line) annotation or
  description
• Internet resources
• Brief (e.g. 1 or 2 line) annotation or
  description

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Pathfinders Project

• Your pathfinder may include the following
• Graphics
• Remember to give appropriate credit
• Dewey/Library of Congress numbers
• Keywords or subject terms
• Advice to researchers
• Additional categories