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.

Latin America - Culture Project

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.  Try Latin America, Mayans, costume, or the name of the country you are researching.  Also, look in some general encyclopedias, and country encyclopedias, such as Lands and People (REF 910 LAN).

 Some titles we have are:

REF
306
CUL		 CultureGrams 2004, World Edition--The Americas. Lindon, UT: Axiom Press, 2003.
REF
306
WOR		 Worldmark Encyclopedia of Cultures and Daily Life. New York: Gale, 1998.
REF
394.26
JUN		 Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Holidays. New York: UXL, 2000.
REF
980
ENC		 Encyclopedia of Latin American History and Culture. New York: Scribner, 1996.
391
KEN		 Kennett, Frances. Ethnic Dress. New York: Facts on File, 1995.
641.3
JUN		 Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of Foods and Recipes of the World. New York, 2002.
930.1
AST		 Aston, Mick & Tim Taylor. The Atlas of Archaeology. New York: DK, 1998.
972.8
TRO		 Trout, Lawana Hooper. The Maya. New York: Chelsea House, 1991.

SELECTED WEB SITES

Travel.Org--The Directory for Travel
http://www.travel.org
A good place to look for information on tourist sites.

Frommer's Travel Guide
 http://www.frommers.com/destinations/centralandsouthamerica/
 Select a country to search.

 Fodor's Travel
http://www.fodors.com/world/
Select region of the world, then the country.

Lonely Planet Travel Guide
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/
Select region of the world, then the country.

Geographia
http://www.geographia.com
Information on the history and culture of Latin American countries--includes: Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, and Venezuela.

Atlapedia
http://www.atlapedia.com
 Maps and country information.

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/dbindex.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
11/17/08
Date last edited
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