Introduction to Library Resources 2022

Welcome, Strath Haven High School!!

 

Andrea and Pam

  # of Students

Strath Haven . . . . 1,173

          Swarthmore . . . . 1,581        

  • What is Tripod?
  • DIY Specialized Research
  • Visiting the Libraries

Today's plan

Includes library resources at Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore.

Welcome to the Tripod catalog.

How to read a call number

Call number in Tripod:

     QC355.3 W35 2015
On the spine of the book:
            QC355.3
            W35
            2015
  QC355.3  ← alpha
          ↖whole number . decimal
  W35  ← alpha, decimal
  2015  ← year

Tripod Practice

  • Search tripod.swarthmore.edu for a book called How to Walk on Water and Climb Up Walls
    • What is the library location and call number?
    • Is it available to be checked out?
    • Is it available online?
       
  • Search tripod.swarthmore.edu for an article about your topic
    • What is the title of the article?
    • What is the name of the journal in which the article is located?
    • Is the article available to read online? 

DIY Specialized Research

Tripod links to the TriCo's Research Guides - in which librarians compile subject specific resources

Finding "Full Text" Articles in Library Databases

Practice Research Guides and Databases

  • Locate one research guide that relates to your topic
    • Name a Best Bet?

Visiting the Libraries 

  • You are welcome in the libraries during our visiting hours – from opening until 6pm each day. Check hours at: https://www.swarthmore.edu/libraries 
     

  • When you are ready to check something out, get a visitor's borrowing card from the McCabe Library Circulation Desk - bring a registration card from your librarian
     

  • Online resources are only available on computers in the Swarthmore Libraries, ask at the Circulation Desk for log in and password
     

  • More information: https://www.swarthmore.edu/libraries/visitor-information

Questions?

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