Background Information	Research Process Flow Chart (Inspiration)
Books & Videos at Landmark Library	Research Process Flow Chart (Word)
Books & Videos at Other Libraries	Search Terms Worksheet (Word)
Websites	Formulating a Research Question (Word)
Articles
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Reference area (first floor)

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Available     The Encyclopedia of Religion — 200.3 ENC  v. 1-16

Encyclopedia of World History — 909 E565 v. 1-7

  Handbook to Life in the Medieval World — 909.07 C834h

Islam

  The Islamic World: Past and Present — 909.0976 I822 v. 1-3

  Encyclopedia of Islam -- 200.3 E56i

Buddhism

  Encyclopedia of Buddhism -- 200.3 E56j

Atlas

  Historical Atlas of Religions -- 200.0223 FAR

  Atlas of the World's Religions -- 200.0223 A881

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Available    The Atlas of Sacred Places — 291.3509 HAR

Online Encyclopedia

• Britannica Online
  • Search under Pilgrimage to get a list of articles and multimedia on this topic.

 

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Find Books & DVDs at the Landmark College Library

• Search the Library Catalog for books & movies in the Landmark College Library.
• Some recommended titles are below:
  

Book stacks (second floor)

• American Pilgrimage: Sacred Journeys and Spiritual Destinations — 203.5 O34A

• Narrow Road to the Interior and Other Writings — 895.6132 M434N

• Pilgrimage and Healing — 203.51 P638

• Pilgrimage to Chimayó: Contemporary Portrait of a Living Tradition — 263.0427 P638

• Pilgrimage to the End of the World: The Road to Santiago de Compostela — 263.0424 R917P

• Pilgrimages: The Great Adventure of the Middle Ages — 263.0410 U75P

• Sacred Tracks: 2000 Years of Christian Pilgrimage — 263.041 H295S

• The Seventy Great Journeys in History — 910.9 H233S

• The Silk Road Journey with Xuanzang — 294.392 X8XW

• Standing Alone in Mecca: An American Woman's Struggle for the Soul of Islam — 297.352 N799S

EBooks

• Pilgrim Stories: On and off the Road to Santiago

• Pilgrimage Explored

DVDs (second floor)

• Genghis Blues — 782.4216 G329

• Haiku: In Basho's Footsteps — 895.61 H1494

• Journey into Buddhism [3 discs] — 294.3 J86

• On the Road Home: A Spiritual Journey Guided by Remarkable Women — 294.3 O58

• Pilgrimage to Karbala — 297.09 P638

• Short Cut to Nirvana — 294.535 S559

 

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Find Books & Videos Available from Other Libraries

1. Search in WorldCat for an item:
   

   Search for an item in libraries near you: Enter title, subject or author
   WorldCat.org >>

2. Print-out the record for the item you want and bring it the front desk of the library OR email the information to library@landmark.edu
3. Allow up to two weeks (average is one week) for the materials to arrive.
   

 

Websites

• Use the C.R.A.P. Test to evaluate your web sources.

• Getting the Goods from Google

EXAMPLE WEBSITE: Machu Picchu Described as Pilgrimage Site

Overviews of many pilgrimage places

• Pilgrims and Pilgrimage
  http://www.york.ac.uk/projects/pilgrimage/index.html
  • Use the Pilgrimage Resources link on the left side to find information on historical and current European pilgrimages

• Sacred Destinations - Explore sacred sites, religious sites, sacred places
  http://www.sacred-destinations.com/
  • Use the top links to find information on sacred destinations by type, region, and country

• Sacred Sites: Places of Peace and Power
  http://www.sacredsites.com/index.html

Specific pilgrimage places and famous pilgrims

• History of Pilgrimage to Bodh Gaya
  http://www.buddhanet.net/bodh_gaya/bodh_gaya01.htm

• Camino de Santiago - The pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela in pictures
  http://www.santiago-compostela.net

• El Santuario de Chimayo
  http://www.elsantuariodechimayo.us

• Ibn Battuta
  http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/200004/default.htm

• Lourdes, France
  http://www.lourdes-france.org/index.php?goto_centre=ru&contexte=en&id=405

• Muhammad: Legacy of a Prophet. Virtual Hajj
  http://www.pbs.org/muhammad/virtualhajj.shtml

• Pilgrimage on Shikoku Island, Japan
  http://www.shikokuhenrotrail.com

 

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Find Articles

Use the Search Term Worksheet to organize your search strategy.

Have a Citation for an Article?

• Search for the title of the journal in Journal Finder to see if the full text is available in one of our databases. 
• If the article is not available, ask for help at the Library front desk. 
• We will get the article from another library.

Article Databases

• Academic Search Premier
  Scholarly articles from journals and magazines
  • Try an Advanced Search
  • Type your search terms on the three lines.
  • Check "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals" to eliminate magazine articles.

• PowerSearch (via Gale)
  Cross-search multiple databases, including Academic OneFile, Custom Newspapers, and Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center.

• JSTOR
  Articles from scholarly journals - some dating back to the 1800's.
  

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Citations

• NoodleBib
  Create an account to save your bibliography.

 

Need Help?
Contact your class librarian Kathy Burris   x1628
Or Library Front Desk x1648

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