Doing research in Peace & Conflict Studies

Friends Historical Library
Celia Caust-Ellenbogen (she/her)

Peace Collection

Laura Melbourne (she/her)
Sahr Conway-Lanz (he/him)

McCabe Library
Simon Elichko (they/he)
Rare Book Room
Amy McColl (she/her)

Agenda

• Navigating research in Peace & Conflict Studies
• Exploring the library stacks
• Tours
• Hands-on work with materials from special collections

Finding peer-reviewed research
in Peace & Conflict Studies

Go to this link: dub.sh/pcs-tripod-f25

This custom Tripod search limits your results to articles from a handful of journals in Peace & Conflict Studies.

Try your own keyword and see what you find.

source: McMaster University Library

Library Book Basics

Example call number:
HQ1163 .H55 2022

H: Social Sciences

Tutorial: How to find a book in McCabe

Getting books from McCabe and the Peace Collection

1. Pair up with someone
2. Take the paper slip with your book title and call number
3. Scan the QR code to open the tutorial on finding a book in McCabe
4. Do two things:
        • Use the call number to find your book on the shelf
        • Find a second book nearby that looks interesting
5. Bring both of your books back here with you

To find the elevator, turn right when you leave LibLab.

Group A: McCabe -- Simon
Group B: Peace Collection -- Laura

1. Go to Tripod: swarthmore.edu/libraries

2. Search for your book's title to find its record in Tripod.     

• Choose the result for the book itself, not a book review
• If you see multiple matching titles, choose the physical / paper copy

3. Explore related titles

• Scroll down to Details. Find the section labeled Subject. Click on a subject tag. What do you find (if anything)?
• Keep scrolling down to Virtual Browse. What do you see?

Some books in Tripod are available to read online.

You can borrow physical books from the TriCo Libraries. Generally you can keep them for the semester.

If you login to Tripod, you'll see the option: Request Physical Copy.

The book will be brought to the library front desk for you, usually the next day. Works for books from Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore - including the Peace Collection!

Group A: Celia

If you found books in the McCabe stacks, this is your group.

Bring the McCabe stacks books with you. We'll return them during our tour.

Please put Peace Collection books on the cart here in LibLab.

Group B: Simon

If you went with Laura to the Peace Collection to find books, this is your group.

Swarthmore College Special Collections website

https://www.swarthmore.edu/libraries/special-collections 

Visiting Special Collections