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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.

Joan of Arc

To find books in the MHS Media Center, open Spectrum (the electronic card catalog) located on the student desktop.  Try searching under Joan of Arc, Hundred Years' War, or France.

Some titles we have are:
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GOR		 Gordon, Mary.  Joan of Arc.  New York: Lipper/Viking, 2000.
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JOA		 Smith, John Holland.  Joan of Arc.  New York: Scribner, 1973.
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JOA		 Pernoud, Regine and Bonnie Wheeler.  Joan of Arc: Her Story.  New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998.
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GRE		 Great World Trials.  New York: Gale, 1997.
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SAX		 Great Deeds of Heroic Women.  New York: Peter Bedrick,1990.
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DIC		 Dictionary of World Biography (10 vols.).  Englewood Cliffs, NJ: 1999.
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ENC		 Encyclopedia of World Biography (24 vols.). New York: Gale, 1998.
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HIS		 Historic World Leaders (5 vols.). Detroit, MI: Gale, 1994.

MR. STEINBERG'S SELECTED WEB SITES:

Catholic Encyclopedia: Joan of Arc
 http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/08409c.htm
This entry is written by Catholic scholars for the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Medieval Sourcebook: Joan of Arc
 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/nider-stjoan1.html
This article, posted by the Fordham University Center for Medieval Studies, presents an account by Johan Nider, a German inquisitor.
 

Joan of Arc Online Archive
 http://members.aol.com/hywwebsite/private/joanofarc.html
Here you will find a biographical summary, trial testimony, her letters and other documents related to St. Joan.

Coat of Arms of Jeanne d'Arc
 http://www.heraldica.org/topics/france/jeannedarc.htm
 

Joan of Arc Library and Archive
 http://archive.joan-of-arc.org/

Who's Who in Medieval History: Joan of Arc
 http://historymedren.about.com/homework/historymedren/library/who/blwwjoan.htm

Saint Joan of Arc Center
 http://www.stjoan-center.com
For information on the trials, scroll down to "History" and click on "Trial of Condemnation" or "Trial of  Nullification".

The Trial of Joan of Arc
 http://www.smu.edu/ijas/1431trial.html
This site contains the verbatim report of the proceedings from the Orleans manuscript, translated by W.S. Scott.

 Learn the History of  Joan of Arc
 http://www.maidofheaven.com/joanofarc.asp
Devoted to "teaching the historical truth about Joan of Arc's life". (website)   Hyperlinks include
biographical information; a timeline; quotes; pictures and more.
 

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

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
11/17/08
Date last edited
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