Pathfinders

  Title
                                                      Olympics, Beijing 2008

These research suggestions and hyperlinks to websites will help you with
your research on The Olympic Games in Beijing in August 2008

Subject headings, keywords
Olympic Games, Beijing, China, sports, New Zealand sportsmen and sportswomen, famous New Zealanders,

Dewey Number
Olympics games,796.48:  Sport, 796: China, 951: Famous people, 920s,
 e.g. Peter Snell, 92SNE

Reference:
Britannica Encyclopedias, World Book Encyclopedias, Oxford Junior encyclopedias,
Encarta, Information file,

On-line databases and websites
EPIC database search http://www.tki.org.nz/r/epic/ .
It will ask for a TKI login - darfieldhs, password: 22darfieldhs. 
Scroll down to Databases for yr 7-10 Students, then click "access database" when you
reach Encyclopedia Britannica Online type in what you wish to research.  You have
the option of primary or secondary level.

The following websites have information on the 2008 Olympic Games
http://en.beijing2008.cn  This is the official Olympic Games website
http://www.olympic.org.nz/Article.aspx?ID=5741 Click on Team blogs for news about individual athletes
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp   The official website of the Olympic movement
http://www.factmonster.com/countries.html  Check out the countries involved in the Olympics
http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/olympics/olympicorigins.shtml  The ancient Olympics
http://www.olympic.org/uk/sports/index_uk.asp  Sports at the Olympics
http://www.olympic.org.nz/ViewTheTeam.aspx?GamesID=45  New Zealand Olympic team 2008
http://www.natlib.govt.nz/services/get-advice/school-libraries/olympics-websites
http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/culture/olympics

Darfield High School Library Team Prepared 24-7-08