Research Guides: ARCH 102 Introduction to Classical Archaeology (BMC): Getting Started: Books

Locating Books in Tri-Co

Use the Tripod catalog to look for relevant books owned by Haverford, Bryn Mawr and Swarthmore.You can request Haverford and Swarthmore books and have them delivered to BMC.

Tripod
Tripod now searches for individual journal articles as well as the Tri-College libraries’ collection of books, journal titles, multimedia materials, databases and more.

If you come across titles you think we should have, or titles that are missing, let me (Camilla MacKay or Laura Surtees) know—I'm happy to buy or replace books that should be in our collection.

Borrowing beyond the Tri-Co
1. E-Z Borrow - Request books that are not available in Tripod. It usually takes three days or less for E-Z Borrow books to arrive.
2. Interlibrary Loan (ILL) - Request books not in E-Z Borrow. They can come in as little as four or five days. Also use ILL to request films, dissertations, sound recordings, and other materials.
3. Articles - Request journal articles not available in your college library. You will receive digital copies of the articles in your email sometimes as quickly as the following day.
Borrowing Beyond the Tri-Co
You can borrow books from other libraries for free, without having to leave campus. Learn more: Borrowing Beyond TriCo
Library Tutorials
Not sure how to search for books in Tripod? Here are interactive tutorials that will walk you through how to use Tripod.