Use Tripod to locate books at the Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford Libraries.
1. Start with a KEYWORD search. You may also use
Boolean operators: and, or, not
(youth or adolescence) and (race or culture)
2. Use a wildcard to get variant spellings: *
wom*n
3. Once you find relevant items, note the subject
headings assigned to them.
4. Finally, search by those subject headings.
For example:
Subject heading: Education – Social Aspects
Your topic: Race and education in the US
Subject headings: Minorities - Education - United States
Once you identify books you would like to check out, write down the book title, location, and call number of the book. Then use the call number to find the book in McCabe Library.
- A-G call numbers are on the lower level of the library
- H-K call numbers are on the second floor of the library.
- L-Z call numbers are on the third floor of the library.
Request items located at Bryn Mawr or Haverford using the REQUEST button. These are usually delivered within 24 hours.
If all copies of a book in Tripod are checked out, use E-Z Borrow to request the book from a partner library. These books are delivered in 2-7 days.
WorldCat
button to find out if we have the item that you want in the Trico (Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, Haverford). A separate window will open up and either take you directly to an electronic version of the article, give you a link to check Tripod for a print copy, or tell you we don't have a copy. If we don't have a copy, don't worry! You can request most things from Interlibrary Loan by clicking on the ILL link, entering your name and barcode and submitting the request.
Encyclopedia of education