The purpose is to choose a topic that is specific rather than general while simultaneously useful to more than one or two persons. You may specify the setting, the situation and the particular group of users in any reasonable fashion for completing the pathfinder. A pathfinder differs from a bibliography in that it does not necessarily contain a complete list of sources on a topic. Above all, it answers the question raised by the user. Sources for an Introduction to the Topic Provide a general or, when more appropriate, a specific encyclopedia reference or a basic text.
Specialized sources Indicate the specific rather than general sources.
Include resources identified through Netscape. Bibliographies Useful only if there is enough specific to the topic. This is appropriate for some topics and not for others, but listing a data base doesn't help very much. Indicate the exact nature of the entries, and what a user might find. Be sure you have addressed the question of whether the data located is helpful.