Holocaust+Pathfinder

Holocaust Pathfinder **Reason For This Pathfinder ** This pathfinder was created for the use of high school and middle school students at Keystone High School (yes…that’s you!). It was created to aid you in the research process, when gathering your research materials on the holocaust. I realize that all of you are researching different aspects of the holocaust, for different reasons/classes. Therefore, this pathfinder will be very general so that everyone can use it. This pathfinder does not list all the materials that the library has to offer on the holocaust, but rather just gives you, the student, a starting point. If you should have any questions or need any further help with your projects, please feel free to stop in and ask questions! We would love to help you :o)  **Key words to search **  When starting any research topic, you should sit down and make a list of key words (important words that go along with your topic) that could be used when looking up the information you need. When generating this list, think of some synonyms for the main topic or related words that usually go along with your topic. Also, generate some questions that you would like to find out. What are the key words in the questions? These too might be words that you could use when looking up information in the library catalogue, online databases, and on the internet. Some keywords for your Holocaust topics might include but are not limited to:
 * = Holocaust ||= Death Marches ||= Third Reich ||
 * = World War II (WWII) ||= Gestapo ||= Kristallnacht ||
 * = Adolph Hitler ||= Nuremberg / Nuremberg Trials/Laws ||= Capo ||
 * = Auschwitz ||= Anne Frank ||= Final Solution ||
 * = Concentration Camp(s) ||= Nazi ||= Einsatzgruppen ||

**Reference materials **

A good place to start looking up research on your topic is in reference books. Reference books, like encyclopedias, give a good overview about what your topic is about. Use the keywords you’ve generated for a starting point. Remember if you are looking up a person’s name in the encyclopedia, look it up by their last name. This is a list of a few of the reference materials we have in our library that you could use.

These books are located in the Reference Section of the library and do not have call numbers. //Compton's encyclopedia and fact-index // 2002. . Vol. 10. Elmhurst, Ill: Success Pub. Group.  Herzstein, Robert Edwin, ed. 1980. //The nazis//. Wold war II. Vol. 1. Alexandria, Virginia: Time-Life Books. A few good non-fiction places to look for books on your holocaust topic would be: 92 - Biographies 909 - World History 940 - General History of Europe 943 - General History of Europe; Central Europe and Germany ADL || Adler, D. A. (1989). //We remember the holocaust// (1st edition ed.). New York: H. Holt. || BAR || Bartoletti, S. C. (2005). //Hitler youth: Growing up in hitler's shadow//. New York: Scholastic. || FRA || Frank, A. (1961). //The diary of A young girl//. New York: Doubleday. || LAC || Lace, W. W. (1998). //The death camp//. San Diego, California: Lucent Books. || LAC || Lace, W. W. (1998). //The nazis//. San Diego, California: Lucent Books. || HIT || Payne, R. (1973). //The life and death of adolf hitler// Popular Library. || SHE || Sheehan, S. (1988). //After the holocaust//. Austin, Tex.: 2001. ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Good places to browse (Non-fiction section) **<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It’s off to the “stacks” we go!
 * <span style="display: block; font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Arial Black', Gadget, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Books **<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">These are some of the non-fiction books, on the holocaust, located in the shelving areas listed above:
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 * = 943.086
 * = 92
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 * = 943.086
 * = 92
 * = 909

Our school has access to several great databases. Databases are places that you can go for good quality information. Unlike some internet websites, these databases are guaranteed to contain accurate, high quality information. Because our school pays money to access these databases, you may need logons and passwords to access them. You will have to ask your teacher for the logon and passwords for each of these databases.
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__POWER LIBRARY DATABASES__ <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To access the following databases you must: 1. Click on the Power Library icon located on your desktop 2. Click on the title of the database that you wish is use 3. Use your keywords to search the databases for useful information The following are a few of the databases that could be used for your Holocaust projects.

BIOGRAPHY REFERENCE BANK Hitler, Adolf. BB: 20, 1889. [|http://wilsontxt.hwwilsonweb.com.cbimages/1982/004/093/198200409301tn.jpg.]

NET LIBRARY <span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: 'Verdana','sans-serif';">Meyer, Walter and Matt Valentine. 1999. //Tomarrow will be better: Surviving nazi germany//. Missouri: Columbia University of Missouri Press. [|http://www.netlibrary.com/Reader/]

__NET-TREKKER__ This database requires a logon and password that you will have to get from your teacher. [|http://school.nettrakker.com/frontdoor/] Internet sites ** <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When using the internet to look up information, keep in mind that not all websites are accurate. Look for websites that end in **.org**, **.edu**, **.net** and, **.gov**. These web sites were created by organizations, educational institutions (schools), networks, and government organizations and should contain accurate information. Also remember to use words like AND, OR, and NOT to make your search fit your needs. If you forget what AND, OR, and NOT do to a search, stop in and I’ll be glad to refresh your memory! This is a brief list of some good websites on the holocaust
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[|United States Holocaust Memorial Museum] [|Remember Witnesses] [|The Holocaust] [|A Teacher's Guide To The Holocaust] [|Jewish Virtual Library]