Pathfinders samples

Submitted by cogs on Thu, 03/13/2008 - 15:26
Selected pathfinders
• Johnson, C. (2003). The Lewis & Clark exhibition: A pathfinder. PNLA Quarterly, 67 (2), 8-12. Available through http://www.sjlibrary.org/research/ejournals/index.htm and http://nb.wsd.wednet.edu/lmc/pathfinders/lewis_clark_pathfinder.htm
• Internet Public Library pathfinders. Available at http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/
• Library of Congress Science Tracer Bullets. Available at http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/tracer-bullets/
• HEALTHINFOQUEST pathfinders. Available at http://nnlm.gov/archive/healthinfoquest/pathfinders/

• http://msass.cwru.edu/harrislibrary/LibStudents/pathfinders/poverty.htm :: great layout with guide to search process
• http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/psychology/psychology_subject_guide :: clear and simple structure
• http://www.library.hbs.edu/guides/healthcare/statistics.html :: efficient layout
• http://www.library.qut.edu.au/learn/findsubjects/#he :: clear simple layout, good sources description
• http://www.ils.unc.edu/dpr/path/librarydesign/ :: uses a rating scale to qualify resources

 

Other pathfinders (Google search and in part from ASK, "Creating Library Pathfinder")

http://home.wsd.wednet.edu/pathfinders/path.htm
Pathfinders have been used by libraries and librarians since the 1970's to guide patrons to the resources needed to answer their research questions. With the advent of the Internet and other electronic resources, pathfinders are no longer limited to print directories. Instead, web-based pathfinders can be created to help patrons access information from a variety of sources within and beyond the library. By: J. Barnes,Teacher-Librarian or L. Riesterer, Teacher-Librarian

http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/pathfinder.html Creating Pathfinders: template
http://library.blueridge.edu/pathfinders/art.php
http://www.det.wa.edu.au/education/cmis/eval/curriculum/pathfinders/path...
http://www.archives.gov/research/alic/reference/women.html :: clear description of resources content
http://ublib.buffalo.edu/libraries/asl/guides/companies.html
http://www.albany.edu/~mr3240/isp605/ :: (banned books) comprehensive
http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/library/Divisions/Government/DDay.html :: streamlined but detailed
http://www.camden.lib.nj.us/reference/subject.htm
http://pw1.netcom.com/~dplourde/humor.html
http://www.law.usyd.edu.au/~library/pathfind/intlaw_p.htm
http://www.webrary.org/rs/bibmenu.html
http://www.library.qut.edu.au/learn/findsubjects/
http://www.peoriaaz.com/Library/library_business_pathfinder.asp
http://www.clarionfreelibrary.org/genealogypathfinder.htm
http://www.ils.unc.edu/dpr/
http://fenway.boston.k12.ma.us/library/Pathfinders/pathfinders.htm :: color full columns in a table layout,
http://www.llrx.com/category/1048 :: law resources, layered
http://library.missouristate.edu/reference/pathfinders/medical.htm :: general sources for medical information
http://www.lib.pdx.edu/resources/pathfinders/
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~scooper5/Pathfinder/home.htm :: clear scope and intro
http://library.west.asu.edu/subjects/ :: shows out front the librarian that compiled the guide
http://www.library.wwu.edu/ref/guidesbib.html
http://www-cgsc.army.mil/carl/resources/pathfinder/pathfinder.asp :: US Army, Combined Arms Research Library
http://toby.library.ubc.ca/subjects/subjpage2.cfm?id=714 :: medical reference
http://www.ouls.ox.ac.uk/rsl/e-resources/pharmacology_gateway :: clear and simple structure
http://lib.colostate.edu/research/design/intdes.html