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Pathfinders

IPL Pathfinders are home-grown guides written by IPL staff which are intended to help you get started doing research on a particular topic, both online and at your local library.

Presently, Pathfinders are available for the following subject areas:

Arts &Humanities: Art Images; Author Biographies; Composers; Creative Writing; Fairy Tales: Reading &Research; Greek Mythology; Literary Criticism; Multicultural Literature for Children; Net Art; Nursery Rhymes; Photojournalism; Poetry; Russian Icons; Spanish Literature; Stagecraft / Technical Theatre; Western Philosophers; Word and Phrase Origins
Business &Consumers: Beginners' Guide to Mutual Funds; Buying Your First Home revised; Consumer Information revised; Japanese Business; Job Hunting on the Internet; Starting a Small Business; U.S. Income Tax Preparation; Writing Business Letters
Computers &Internet: Purchasing a Home Computer; Usenet Newsgroups
Education &Libraries: Career Exploration; Choosing a Library School; Digitization; Organizing the Web — Resources for Librarians; Pursuing an MBA; Resources for School Librarians; Resources for Teachers
Entertainment, Leisure, Hobbies: Antiques and Collectibles; Author Biographies; Budget Travel revised; Choosing a Dog or Puppy; Cooking and Recipes revised; Detroit Rock History, 1965-1980; Etiquette new; Gardening; Improvisational Comedy; Love to Read: Finding Books &Book Clubs new; Model Railroading; Movies revised; Needlecrafts; Pet Care; Planning a Wedding revised; Punk and Indie Rock; Quilting; Roller Coasters

General: Genealogy; Maps and Directions revised; Quotations revised; Surnames (Genealogy) revised
Health, Medicine &Nutrition: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Childbirth Options; Down Syndrome; Exercise and Fitness revised; Heart Disease; Herbalism; Medical Sources &Information; Migraine Headaches; Nutrition revised
History &War: African-Americans in the Armed Forces; Clothing from Various Eras; Colonial America; Historical Photographs; History of Books and Printing; Holocaust Denial new; Medieval European History; Military History; New York City History: Primary Sources; Student Movements in the Sixties; United States Civil War History; War in the Former Yugoslavia: 1991-99; World War I History; World War II History
Law, Politics &Government: Finding Statistics; Internet Law revised; United States Government Documents revised; United States Law revised; United States Presidential Information
Science &Technology: Animal Species Classification; Endangered Species; History of Astronomy; How Things Work; Origins of Everyday Inventions; Sustainable Development; Traffic Safety; Weather on This Day in History
Society and Culture: American Folklife revised; American Holiday Traditions; Asian American Studies; Celtic Culture; Countries; Demographic Information; Etiquette new; Immigration in the United States; International Adoption; Jewish Culture; Multiracial/Multiethnic Americans; Resources for Housing Activists and Policymakers; Volunteer Service Programs; Women's Studies

More Pathfinders will be added as they become available.

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