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Date: Wed, 7 May 1997 19:34:49 -0500
On Wed, 7 May 1997, ray barber wrote:

> I develop a number of these for specific assignments in my school and
> find them very useful.

Good examples, Ray! Thanks!  I guess the teachers and I have been trying
to get students to do some "higher order thinking" by searching every
resource that we have that would pertain to the subject *themselves*.  I
can certainly see the value, however, of being able to hand a pathfinder
to students who stall and plead they "don't understand" in order to get
library workers to find the material FOR them.

It's always amazing to me to find a junior or senior (not so surprising
in freshmen and sophomores) who will come straight to me to ask where a
book on ..... is instead of just keying the word into the electronic
catalog first and finding the *exact* location of the book!

Betty
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From: Terry Young <bestman@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: Pathfinders

Pathfinders are similar to the Library of Congress Science Tracer Bulletins
that are published on an irregular basis.

Basically, a pathfinder is on a specific topic and briefly states the scope
of the subject.  In addition to a few key resources in the library
publishing the pathfinder, appropriate subject headings (which can be used
in all libraries) are listed along with appropriate subject headings for
periodical indices.  Appropriate "see" and "see also" references are also
included.
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