Introduction to Library Resources 2022

Welcome, Strath Haven High School!!

 

Andrea and Pam

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

Today's plan

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

Welcome to the Tripod catalog.

tripod.swarthmore.edu

Tripod homepage

Explore a topic
Discover related books, articles, videos + more.

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What can you do in Tripod?

Find something specific
Search Tripod to find a library copy or online access.

What can you do in Tripod?

(includes books, articles, films, journals, music + more)

What can you do in Tripod?

Search "anything" that we own / have access to

Search print and online books, journals, databases, movies, etc. (NOT articles)

Retrieves only articles that we have access to

Limit what you are searching

Tripod Results

Searching

I'm looking for a book that I know the title of... Enter the title and select Books + Media

Tip: If you don't see your title in the first few results, place "quotation marks" around the title

Tripod Record

Clicking on the title or the availability will allow you to see the full record including all of the locations where you can find this title.

Tripod Record

The main Swarthmore Libraries are:

McCabe - arts, humanities, social sciences

Cornell - sciences, engineering, math

Underhill - dance, music

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 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 for an article about 
    • What is the title of the article and the name of the journal?
    • Is the article available to read online? 

Research Guides

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

Research Guides

 

You will find guides for:

  • General subject areas (biology, art, sociology, etc)
  • Specific courses and topics (BIOL 001, Medical Anthro)
  • How-tos (citing sources)

 

Note: Click on the "S" for access to Swarthmore's resources when you are in the library

Research Guides

Subject Area Guides

Research Guides

Course Guides

Research Guides 

   You can also:

  • Search for a database (like JSTOR)
  • Browse the database list and Narrow by subject area
  • Use the quick links for some commonly used databases

Finding "Full Text" Articles in Library Databases

Some library databases will have a link to the PDF of the article within the record for the article.

 

Others will link out to other resources, such as Tripod, to determine whether we have access to the full text. 

 

Look for links like these when you'd like to read the article:

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 visiting hours - from opening until 6pm each day
  • Check https://www.swarthmore.edu/libraries for any closures or changes
  • When you are ready to borrow something, go to the McCabe Library circulation desk to obtain a visitor's borrowing card - you will need to present a registration card from your librarian
  • Online resources are available on campus only, ask at the circulation desk for log in credentials for the public computers or use SwatGuest wifi
  • More information: https://www.swarthmore.edu/libraries/visitor-information

Thank you!