
Pathfinders
are electronic subject bibliographies that showcase high-quality resources.
You may have heard pathfinders referred to as subject gateways or webliographies.
Pathfinders are consolidated lists created by librarians, containing links to
selected electronic resources.
San Bernardino County Library's
Pathfinders are annotated and extensive. For shorter lists of the most widely-used
links in various categories, click on the other buttons on our WebLibrary page.
Some sites are listed in both.
San Bernardino County Library's
Pathfinders attempt to list sites with high-quality content, whose Website creators
have authority within their subject areas, which are maintained/updated on a
regular basis, which allow users to be able to make effective use of the sites,
which are available consistently, and which provide significant content without
a fee (though we list sites which require free registration).
The Online
Computer Library Center in Dublin, Ohio hosts the following Pathfinders
created by the San Bernardino County Library:
- Area
and Country Studies and Ethnic Resources Pathfinder
- Astronomy
and Space Travel Pathfinder (Divided into the following categories:
General resources, observatories and other institutions (Southern California
emphasis), Solar System, space travel, stars and deep space objects)
- Biology
Resources Pathfinder (Divided into the following categories: General
biology, Botany, Paleontology, and Zoology resources, with a California emphasis)
- Business
Resources Pathfinder (Divided into the following categories: General
business, Small business, Investment resources, and International trade )
- Career
Resources Pathfinder (Divided into the following categories: Career
and employment planning, General information, Organizations, Specific types
of careers, and Small business information)
- Chemistry,
Mathematics and Physics Resources Pathfinder
- Computer
Resources Pathfinder (Divided into the following categories: General
information, Computer magazines, Computer manufacturers, The Internet and
the World Wide Web, Operating systems (Other than "Wintel" and Mac),
Apples and Macs, MS-DOS/Windows PCs, Recycling used computers, Telecommunications,
and Viruses, hackers, and cybercrime)
- Earth
Sciences and Weather Resources Pathfinder (California emphasis)
- Education
Resources Pathfinder (California emphasis. Divided into the following
categories: General information, Literacy (including bilingual/ESL), Home
schooling, Grade K-8 resources, Grade 9-12 resources, Higher education resources,
and Finance, scholarship and grant resources)
- Entertainment
Resources Pathfinder (California emphasis. Divided into the following
categories: Motion pictures, theater, radio and television; Music; and Visual
arts).
- Environmental
Sciences Resources Pathfinder
- Family
and Social Issues Resources Pathfinder (Divided into the following
categories: Adoption, Family, Feminism and women's issues, Genealogy, Marriage
and divorce, Safety, Seniors, Social action and volunteerism, and Youth).
- Geographic
Information Services (GIS) Resources Pathfinder
- Health
Resources Pathfinder (Divided into the following categories: General
information; Search engines; Organizations; Diet, exercise, food and nutrition;
Drugs and medications; and Alternative medicine).
- History
Resources Pathfinder
- Kids
and Teens Resources Pathfinder (Divided into the following categories:
Fun sites, Homework help, Surf lists of youth sites, Useful sites for parents
and teachers, and Science exploration)
- Libraries,
Books and Authors Resources Pathfinder (California emphasis)
- Legal
Resources Pathfinder
- News
Resources Pathfinder
(Southern California emphasis)
- Personal
Finance Resources Pathfinder
- Political
and Governmental Resources Pathfinder
- Quick
Reference Resources Pathfinder
(Internet resources providing quick answers to narrowly-focused questions)
- Religion
and Philosophy Resources Pathfinder
- Science
News Resources Pathfinder
- Science
Project Resources Pathfinder
- Specific
Disease and Medical Conditions Resources Pathfinder
(Divided into the following categories: AIDs and HIV; Alcohol, smoking, and
drug abuse; Allergies and asthma; Arthritis; Cancer; Children's health care;
Death and dying; Dental care; Diabetes; Elder health; Environment/workplace;
Eye; Heart disease, Hypertension and stroke; Infectious and genetic diseases,
bacteria and viruses; Lung diseases; Mental health; Nervous system diseases;
Pain, Headache; Pregnancy/childbirth, Women's health; Sexuality; Skin diseases;
and Sleep disorders)
- Sports
Resources Pathfinder
(California emphasis)
- Travel
Resources Pathfinder
(Southern California emphasis. Divided into the following categories: General
information; Accommodations; Airlines; Cars, ships, trains and subways; California
destinations; United States destinations; and International destinations)