Islam: Library Pathfinder
Islam: 6th grade Library Pathfinder
Where are the 4 places you always look for information in the library?
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Step 1. Reference Books: (The Reference section is located on the back wall to the left of the Reference desk, under the stuffed shark)
World Book Encyclopedia (located on the magazine shelf near the lobby window)
Vol. 10, pp. 463-466 under ISLAM, pp. 467-470 under ISLAMIC ART.
Vol. 13, pp. 964-966 under MUSLIMS.
R 509 WHI History of Science: Vol. 2: Islamic and Western Medieval Science. pp. 4-7 and pp. 34-35.
R 909.07 ENC The Encyclopedia of the Middle Ages/ pp. 246-248 under ISLAM, pp. 248-250 under ISLAM, RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHY and pp. 251-252 under ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE. Also, check the index at the back under ISLAM for mentions of this topic in other articles in this encyclopedia.
R 973 ARA Arab American Encyclopedia/ pp. 92-97 under ISLAM, pp. 234-237 under ISLAMIC ART AND DESIGN, and pp. 152-158 under MUSLIM HOLIDAYS. You can also use the index at the back of the book, which is arranged alphabetically by topic, to search for your subject.
Step 2. Circulating Books:
201 KAV Kavanaugh, Dorothy. Islam, Christianity and Judaism. (2004).
297 CAR Carr. Melissa. Who are the Muslims? : Where Muslims live and how they are governed. (2004).
297 HOD Hodges, Rick. What Muslims Think and How They Live. (2004).
297 LUN Lunde, Paul. Islam: Faith, Culture, History. (2002).
297 MAR Marcovitz, Hal. Heroes and Holy Places. (2004).
297 MOR Morris, Neil. Islam. (2002).
297 WHI Whitehead, Kim. Islam: the basics. (2004).
297.097 BEV Beverley, James. Islamic Faith in America. (2003).
355 HIL Hilliam, Paul. Islamic Weapons, warfare and armies.: Muslim military operations against the Crusaders. (2004).
909.09 DOA Doak, Robin. Empire of the Islamic World. (2005).
956.01 HAN Hancock, Lee. Saladin and the Kingdom of Jerusalem. (2004).
956.01 HIL Hilliam, David. Richard the Lionheart and the Third Crusade: the English king confronts Saladin. (2004).
IN BIOGRAPHIES:
B MUH Demi. Muhammad. (2003)
Step 3. Periodicals: Magazines and Newspapers:
Go to http://library.lrei.org
Click on “Sixth Avenue”
Under “Facts on File Databases,” click on “Ancient and Medieval History Online.”
Ask Jennifer, Lynne or Frank for the login and password.
Under “Learning Centers,” click on “Islamic Empire: 570 CE to 1500 CE”
Look for your topic under “Important Events and Topics” or type your topic into the search bar at the top of the page.
Step 4. Internet:
BBC Guide to Religions of the World
A comprehensive guide to six of the world’s most prevalent religions: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Sikhism.
Information on Muslims and Islam from Woodlands Junior High in Kent Tennessee
(wow, these students must have a great librarian, because this is an excellent website that is easy to understand and has all the information on one page!)
Islam: Empire of Faith: A companion website to the PBS video series
Islam for Children: The Five Pillars of Wisdom.
(use the list of linked topics on the left hand side of the page to explore other Islamic topics on this website)
Kidpedia: History for Kids: Medieval Islam
Islam for Today: A huge Web site providing a guide to Islam, past and present.
(Use the toolbar at the top to find more topics)
MuslimHeritage.com: Explore Muslim heritage through an interactive timeline.
The Arabic Alphabet: Hear how each letter in the Arabic alphabet is pronounced.