Although you can search Tripod to find out if we have particular scholarly journals, the catalog doesn't contain information about individual articles within those journals.  To locate articles, use one of our indexes or full-text databases, and click on the Find It! button to determine if we have access to the article you need either online or in print, or if you'll have to request it from another library. The resources below are recommended starting points for your research:

To locate newspapers from Mexico, try a subject heading search:

• Mexico -- Periodicals

Tripod is the shared library catalog of Swarthmore, Bryn Mawr, and Haverford Colleges, and it contains information about books, government documents, films, special collections, and much more. 

Start with a keyword search to find books on your topic. When you've located a relevant book, there are several strategies you can use to find additional related works. The first is to consult the book's bibliography; the second is to search by the subject headings you find in the Tripod record. These are near the bottom of the record, and if you click on the links, you'll find other books classified with the same subject heading.  Sample subject headings include:

• Mexico -- Politics and government
• United States -- Relations -- Mexico
• Mexico -- Relations -- United States
• Free trade -- North America

Books are shelved by the Library of Congress (LC) classification system.  When you've found books in Tripod, write down the entire call number--you'll need it to locate the book on the shelf.   A-G call numbers are on the lower level of McCabe (below the main floor).  H-K call numbers are on Level 2 (one floor up from the main floor) and L-Z call numbers are on Level 3 (two floors up). 

If a book is in Tripod but isn't available at Swarthmore (either because our copy is checked out or because it's held just by Bryn Mawr or Haverford), you can request it by clicking on the orange "request" button in the item record.