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How to answer the 4 most common types of questions
Known-item searches: deep-dive into how to find stuff
Research topic questions
Forward questions like these to special collections staff.
Genealogy questions (Quaker and not)
Quaker history
History of Swarthmore
Social movements, peace activism
Rare Book Room (in McCabe)
Most common situations:
Research Guides will often be useful for answering these.
It's usually a good idea to loop in a subject librarian so the person can get additional help if they'd like.
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How do I get a PDF of this
journal article?
I can't find this journal article in Tripod. What do I do?
Tripod → Search for the title of the article
Tripod → Search → Include Results Without Full-Text → Request via Interlibrary Loan
* need to login to Tripod
Interlibrary Loan = Borrowing Beyond TriCo
Article & book chapter requests: PDF by email, usually within 1-3 business days
Do we have access to The Economist? Washington Post?
Tripod → Search for the publication title
* Journal Search can be helpful
See also: Newspapers & Magazines Research Guide
Links & how to access popular resources
You can request news and magazine articles through interlibrary loan, too. (Fill out the Journal Article form.)
How can I read articles from 1960s issues of the Philadelphia Tribune?
Tripod → Search for publication title → Result 3 → ProQuest Historical News
When you need a book that's not available in Tripod (currently or at all), try EZBorrow first.
Once you submit a request, it will usually take about a week to arrive at McCabe.
How can I read the book Salt Fat Acid Heat?
What if nothing comes up in Tripod?
Also see: Library Streaming Video Research Guide
Can I watch the film Return to Kandahar?
Tripod → Search for title
Search Tripod
and/or
a subject database
How do I find a credible definition of "net present value" for my paper?
How can I find religious studies scholarship about the development of religious identity?
Tripod → Search net present value → Limit results to Books and Reference Entries
Database Finder → Religion → ATLA