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 PATHFINDERS   top
Methuen High School Media Center--Methuen, MA 
Pathfinders are pages that offer students selected resources in a variety of media on a 
topic they are researching. They provide a head start for students as they begin their 
research project.

Daylight around the world

 

REF
310.03
TIM		 Time Almanac, 2008. Chicago: Encyclopedia Britannica, 2008.
REF
310.03
WOR		 World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2008. New York : World Almanac, 2008.


SELECTED WEB SITES

Old Farmer's Almanac
 http://www.almanac.com/rise/
Calculate sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset..

National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration Surface Radiation Research Branch
 http://www.srrb.noaa.gov
Click on sunrise/sunset to find the solar calculator.

 U.S. Naval Observatory --  Astronomical Applications Department
http://aa.usno.navy.mil
 Click on Data Services for info on the sun, moon, eclipses, seasons, etc.
ONLINE RESOURCES

Infotrac -- contains databases of magazine articles, a biography resource, and health and business references.  Try Reference Center Gold, Expanded Academic ASAP, and Biography Resource Center.

bigchalk eLibrary -- online reference center including books, magazines, newspapers, pictures, maps, and TV transcripts.

Massachusetts Newsstand -- newspaper articles from the Boston Globe (1980 - current),  Boston Herald (1991 - current), and ten other Massachusetts.

Grolier Online -- 2 electronic encyclopedias-- New Book of Knowledge and Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia.  Articles in these encyclopedias link you to other articles and also to relevant web sites where you can find more information on your topic.

REMOTE ACCESS

These databases are also available from home. You can gain access to these resources 
from home by going to the Answers...To Go!  web page made available from the 
Northeast Massachusetts Regional Library System:

http://www.nmrls.org/answers/dbmvlc.html

and enter your public library card number (from Methuen or any MVLC member 
library) where you are prompted for a patron or user number.

CITING SOURCES

Edited by Media Staff
11/14/08
Date last edited
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