1. LIB 5020 Information Sources and Services

2. Pathfinders What are they? Why have them?
A guide to research resources
An example
Why have them?
Save time
Prevent frustration

3. 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 ……

4. Pathfinders Project Bibliographic resources/ Government documents
Indexes
Encyclopedias – General Subject Sets
Ready Reference/Dictionaries
Geographical Sources
Biographical Resources

5. Pathfinders Project
Your pathfinder should be web based in a format such as the following
A wiki
Wikispaces (
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

6. 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

7. 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