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The main Swarthmore Libraries are:
McCabe - humanities and social sciences
Cornell - sciences, engineering and math
Underhill - dance and music
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 |
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Most colleges use Library of Congress call numbers rather than the Dewey Decimal System
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If a copy of this title were available in the TriCo, use this link to request it.
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If a book is not available in the TriCo...
EZ Borrow: search this consortium of Pennsylvania libraries to have a book delivered to Swarthmore (~2-4 days delivery)
Interlibrary Loan (ILL): fill out a request form + the ILL staff will search all over to find you the book you are looking for (delivery time varies; can also be used for articles)
NOTE: Please also check the MOODLE for your class to see if the resource you are looking for is located there
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You will find guides for:
general subject areas
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how-tos
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