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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.

Immigration and Urbanization

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. If you don't already have a 
topic, you can find some books on immigration and urbanization by typing in:

Immigrants--United States
United States--Emigration and immigration
Immigration and emigration
Ellis Island
Cities and towns
Urban policy--United States

 Another good place to look for topics is in
REF 363.32 CEN
Makers of America  (10 vols.)
This set offers volumes on immigration throughout American History starting with the 
"firstcomers" in the 15th century through the end of the 20th century. This index is an excellent 
place to search for topics.

Some titles we have are:

301.3
HOA		 Hoag, Edwin. American Cities: Their Historical and Social Development. Philadelphia, PA : Lippincott, 1969.
325.73
HAN		 Handlin, Oscar.  A Pictorial History of Immigration. New York, Crown,  [1972]
342.73
WER		 Wernick, Allan.  U.S. Immigration & Citizenship : Your Complete Guide.
Rocklin, CA : Prima, 1999.
363.3
FOE		 Foerstel, Herbert N. Banned in the Media : A Reference Guide to 
Censorship in the Press, Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the 
Internet.  Westport, CT  : Greenwood Press, 1998.
973
IMM		 The Immigrant Experience in America. Boston : Twayne Publishers, 1976.
REF
304.8 
AME		 American Immigration. Danbury, CT : Grolier Educational, 1999.


SELECTED WEB SITES

American Family History Immigration Center
http://www.ellisislandrecords.org  
A site that allows you to search for your personal family immigration history or to find out 
general information about immigration through Ellis Island in New York.
Immigration History Research Center
http://www1.umn.edu/ihrc/  
An international resource on American immigration and ethnic history from the University of 
Minnesota. 

Center for Immigration Studies
http://www.cis.org/
Includes some articles on the history of immigration but the focus is on recent issues in 
immigration.

About Genealogy-Angel Island, CA
 http://genealogy.about.com/od/angel_island/
A summary with pictures of mostly Asian immigration to Angel Island in San 
Francisco. The page contains some valuable links..

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 newspapers.

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

DOCUMENTATION WEB SITE

A Research Guide for Students
http://www.aresearchguide.com
This website has the goal of presenting "the necessary tools for students to conduct research and to 
present their findings." Students have found it to be very useful  when trying to get a handle on the 
process of research and the format for presenting their research.

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