Databases (subscribed; available only to alumnae/i)
Bryn Mawr Library & Information Technology Services (LITS) is happy to offer access to the following databases to Bryn Mawr alums. For help with Athena's Web, please contact the Alumnae Association. For help with using these databases, contact library@brynmawr.edu.
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Mango LanguagesSelf-paced online language courses (currently over 70 available).
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Project MuseProject Muse has full-text permanent access to hundreds of journals and thousands of scholarly books in the humanities and social sciences.
Library borrowing
Alumnae/i of both undergraduate and graduate programs can borrow books from the Bryn Mawr libraries for up to one month. See the details of the Alumnae/i borrowing policies here. Alumnae/i borrowing does not include EZ-Borrow or interlibrary loan.
To request borrowing privileges, fill out this form. General questions? Email library@brynmawr.edu. For questions about obtaining privileges, your existing library account, or to request books from Haverford or Swarthmore, please email circulation@brynmawr.edu.
Recommended free library resources (available to anyone)
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ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center)Index providing citations and full-text articles on education from journals and non-journal sources (government agencies, policy organizations, non-profits, international organizations, user submissions, etc.). Provided by the US Dept. of Education.
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Child Welfare Information GatewayPublications that improve child welfare practice (including journal articles, websites, and online learning tools). Provided by the US Dept. of Health and Human Services.
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PubMedCitations and full-text content on medical and life sciences literature. Provided by the National Library of Medicine.
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HathitrustSearch the full text of millions of digitized library books. Alumnae and alumni may download single pages from books in the public domain (out of copyright), but not the entire book.
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Internet ArchiveFree books, movies, software, music, websites, TV.
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EuropeanaBooks, art, films, music from European libraries, museums, and archives; links to digitized publications.
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American FactFinderProvided by the US Census Bureau, American FactFinder provides access to data about the United States, Puerto Rico and the Island Areas. The data in American FactFinder come from several censuses and surveys.
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Open LibraryA project of the Internet Archive: a free digital lending library.
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DPLAAccess to digitized material: books, photos, art, film, etc. from American library and museum collections