Pathfinders streamline your research by getting you to the best starting point quickly. For eample: finding articles for an English 112 paper is very different from finding articles for a Nursing class. The pathfinder for each subject lists relevant databases available through OhioLINK. Stop by the library and a librarian will show you a few tips for getting the most out of your search.

In addition to helping you find articles online pathfinders list journals and magazines on the shelf at the library. The guides also help you find your way through the reference books by listing call numbers for each subject. Instructors often say "no websites" but the sites listed on the guides are trustwrothy, authoritative sources that most instructors will be happy to see in your bibliography.

Choose the pathfinder for your major, or for a class, from the list below. Use it online or print it to put in your notebook to use again and again.

• Agriculture
• Allied Health and Nursing
• Annotated Bibliographies
• Biographies
• Borrowing OhioLINK Books and Videos
• Business
• Career Information
• Chemical Dependency
• Citing Your Sources
• Company Information
• Controversial Issues
• Criminal Justice
• Critical Evaluation of Sources
• Early Childhood Education
• Finding Scholarly Articles or Research Studies
• History Resources
• How to Find Magazine or Journal Articles
• How to Find Newspaper Articles
• How to Use LOIS (Clark State Community College Library Catalog)
• LexisNexis
• Literature
• Magazines vs. Journals: What's the Difference
• Online Learners
• Physical Therapist Assistant
• Psychology
• Researching a Term Paper
• Searching the OhioLINK Library Catalog
• Social Work
• Statistics
• Theatre History

Updated: April 2008