Tri-College Consortium
Request books in Tripod,
delivered in 1-2 days
E-Z Borrow
Request books from nearby academic libraries
Delivered in ~1 week
Explore Worldcat + request from libraries all over the world. Usually takes 1-2 weeks.
Penn Drexel Temple NYU Rutgers
Swat Haverford Bryn Mawr
Oxford Columbia Sciences Po
Harvard Stanford Museum of Natural History
Key point: You can access resources from the wider network of academic libraries, not just what's at Swarthmore. Learn more about requesting here: Borrowing Beyond TriCo.
Library catalogs
History-focused databases
Databases
Take a couple of minutes and think about what you might like to write about for your final project.
What week of class did you enjoy the most so far? What would you like to learn more about?
Start on tripod.swarthmore.edu
Go to Advanced Search
Choose Books + Media
Change "Any Field" to Subject
Search for "20th century" and history
Once you have results, use filter for Region
Start at Tripod (tripod.swarthmore.edu).
Choose Research Guides (top of page), then search for Asian American History.
Go to the database America, History and Life
Meet with Simon
Schedule at bit.ly/selichk1
Email them at selichk1@swarthmore.edu
(including if you need an alternative meeting time)
Use the chat in Tripod to get help from librarians and Research & Information Associates (RIAs).
You can email librarian@swarthmore.edu.