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library resources at Bryn Mawr,
Haverford, and Swarthmore.

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What can you do in Tripod?

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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

Searches for books on reserve for your courses

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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

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If a copy of this title were available in the TriCo, use this link to request it.

Request options

TriCo request: if a book is available from Bryn Mawr or Haverford, you can place a request to have it delivered to Swarthmore (~1-2 days delivery)

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)

Course Reserves

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Course Reserves

The record for the book shows the course information and which library you can find it in.

If one is available, there would also be a link for an ebook

Research Guides

Tripod links to the TriCo's Research Guides - in which librarians compile resources useful for research projects in all subject areas and provide information on a variety of other topics