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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.

FRANCE

To find books in the MHS Media Center, open Spectrum (the electronic card catalog) located on the student desktop. Type in the topic you want to search.  You might try the following keywords:

France
Paris
Napoleon
 

Some titles we have are:

914.404
FOD		 Fodor's France. New York: Fodor's, 2005.
914.404
FRA		 France. New York: DK, 2007.
944
NEA		 Neal, Lisa. France: An Illustrated History.  New York: Hippocrene Books, 2001.
944.04
DUN		 Dunn, John. The French Revolution: The Fall of the Monarchy.  SanDiego, CA: Lucent, 2003.
REF
306
CUL		 CultureGrams (v.2--Europe) Provo, UT: ProQuest Information and Learning Co., 2005.
REF
910
WOR		 Worldmark Chronology of the Nations. (vol. 4--Europe) Farmington Hills, MI: Gale, 1999.
REF
910
WOR		 World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places  (4 vols.)  Chicago: World Book, 2007.
REF
944.083
NOR		 Northcutt, Wayne. The Regions of France: A Reference Guide to History and Culture.  Westport, CT: Greenwood, 1996.

SELECTED WEB SITES

CIA World Factbook--France
 https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/fr.html
Includes maps, flags, and information on geography, people. government, communication, transportation, etc.

Countries of the World (Country profiles)--France
 http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0107517.html
From Infoplease-- includes history, current rulers, largest cities, religions, exchange rates, travel warnings, etc.

Portals to the World--France
 http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/european/france/fr.html
Resources selected by the Library of Congress subject specialists.

Artcyclopedia: French Artists
 http://www.artcyclopedia.com/nationalities/French.html
Chronological listing of French artists from the 12th century to the present.
The Regions of France
http://www.discover-france.info/regions.htm
 Tourist information and maps of the various regions of France.

Lonely Planet--France
 http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/france/
Tourist info, photos, & historical info.

Fodor's Travel Guides--Europe
 http://www.fodors.com/world/europe/index.html
Select a region or city in France to search.

Frommer's Travel Guides--France
 http://www.frommers.com/destinations/france/
Select a region or city in France to search.

Travel.org: The Directory for Travel
 http://www.travel.org
Travel info for cities all over the world.

World Atlas
 http://www.worldatlas.com/
Includes maps, flags, statistics, and travel info.



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.

     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

Using these links indicates the user is leaving 
the district server and that linked material
is not necessarily approved by the district.
Edited by Media Staff
04/07/04
Date last edited
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