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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.

Methuen Architecture

To find books in the MHS Media Center, open Spectrum (the electronic card cataolg) located on the student desktop. Type in the topic you want to search.  You might try Methuen, Architecture, and Architecture--History.

 Some titles we have are:

REF
974.45
HIS		 Historical Sketches of Methuen, Massachusetts. Andover, Mass.: Merrimack Valley Preservation Press, 2003.
REF
974.45
MET		 Methuen Historical Commission. Methuen: Images of America. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia, 1999.
720
VIS		 Visual Dictionary of Buildings. London: Dorling Kindersley, 1992.
720.9
RIF		 Rifkind, Carole. A Field Guide to American Architecture. New York: New American Library, 1980.
720.944
TUC		 Tucci, Douglass Shand. Built in Boston: City and Suburb, 1800-1950. Boston: New York Graphic Society, 1978.
720.973
BLU		 Blumenson, John J.-G. Identifying American Architecture: A Pictorial Guide to Styles and Terms, 1600-1945.  2nd ed. New York:  Norton, 1981.
720.973
HOA		 Hoag, Edwin. American Houses: Colonial, Classical, and Contemporary. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1964.

SELECTED WEB SITES

Architecture Glossary
 http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-glossary.htm#a
Provides definitions for words related to architecture and building design.

Chuck LaChiusa's Buffalo as an Architectural Museum
 http://ah.bfn.org/a/DCTNRY/a/arch.html
A great site for images, history, and analysis of more than 200 Buffalo, New York, buildings.

Exploring the Arts and Humanities
http://www.loggia.com/designarts/architecture/styles/american/georgian.html
Introduces students to Georgian style architecture in America.

Gilded Leaf Company's Architectural Detail Products
 http://www.gildedleaf.com/products.html
Presents various gilded architectural accents from many styles and architectural periods.

Guide to American Architectural Styles
http://www.radiantclassics.com/pdf/StyleGuide.pdf
Helpful guide for those identifying and studying architectural periods and styles.

Methuen History
 http://www.methuenhistory.org/index.htm
Links to useful material on Methuen and its buildings, including some pictures.

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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