HOW TO USE A PATHFINDER Free Powerpoint Templates

HOW TO USE A PATHFINDER Free Powerpoint Templates Page 1

TOPICS Lesson 1 - What is a pathfinder? Lesson 2 - What can you find in a pathfinder? Lesson 3 - How to use a pathfinder References Free Powerpoint Templates Page 2

What is a pathfinder? Pathfinders lead researchers through information jungles. They make sense of the huge variety of information buckets. They can suggest keywords and tags and call numbers. They can suggest books and journals to browse. They link researchers to critical readings and websites and blogs and wikis and portals and databases. They suggest strategies for searching and for documentation. . Free Powerpoint Templates Page 3

What is a pathfinder? In the voice of the librarian, they make sure that student researchers know about the very best tools in their information toolkits. Pathfinders allow us to intervene in ways that offer learners the independence they crave. In the 70 s we created them in print. I suspect some of us still do. In the 90 s we began publishing pathfinders as Web. Pages. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 4

What can you find in a pathfinder? 1. A list of keywords or search terms that will help you when searching the Library Catalogue or the Internet. 2. Some tips on more effective ways of searching the Internet 3. A list of books that may be useful from our Library 4. A list of websites, videos and other online resources that we have found, which will help you in your research Free Powerpoint Templates Page 5

STEP 1: Go to your library website or pathfinder sites Free Powerpoint Templates Page 6

STEP 2: Click the PATHFINDER button Free Powerpoint Templates Page 7

Step 3: Search your topic by SUBJECT or ALPHABETICALLY Free Powerpoint Templates Page 8

Note: You can also use the search engine if available Free Powerpoint Templates Page 9

Step 3: Click your topic! Here you can find the related terms, used for, broader terms and narrower terms that can help you analyze the topic that you’re searching. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 10

Step 4: Check and copy the bibliographic details , type of material (book , periodical , electronic etc) the call no. and the location where you can find the book TYPE OF MATERIAL LOCATION AUTHOR CALL NO. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 11

Click the title for more detailed description and check if the book is onshelf or on loan Free Powerpoint Templates Page 12

For electronic sources: You can log in to your library’s subscribed ejournals to browse the material. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 13

For Internet Resources: Just click the link posted. Free Powerpoint Templates Page 14

Step 4: If the book/material you want is available you can now go to location where you can find them. ENJOY READING!!! Free Powerpoint Templates Page 15

References : ONLINE RESOURCES: Wikispaces http: //informationfluency. wikispaces. com Library Pathfinder http: //librarypathfinders. weebly. com Website: De La Salle University http: //www. dlsu. edu. ph/library ipl 2 is hosted by The i. School at Drexel, College of Information Science and Technology, with major support from the College of Information at Florida State University http: //www. ipl. org Picture: http: //www. uvu. edu/copyright/images/library_student 2_300. jpg Free Powerpoint Templates Page 16