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Library Basics

Library Basics

  • Bryn Mawr has three libraries on campus, each focusing on different academic disciplines.
  • Tripod is the library catalog. Use it to find and access materials from across the TriCollege Libraries.
  • The Research Guides will help you find and access research tools and vetted academic sources, such as scholarly articles databases, books from the catalog, visual resources, and useful websites.
  • Books and articles not available in Tripod may be requested via interlibrary loan.
  • Librarians are available and happy to assist you with in-depth research and answer questions about the libraries.

The Libraries

   

Canaday Library

Canaday is the College's main humanities and social sciences library. Canaday houses the Help Desk, Special Collections and College Archives, and the Writing Center.

   

Carpenter Library

Located on the west side of Old Library, Carpenter is the Art, Archeology, Cities and Classics library. Carpenter houses the Digital Media and Collaboration Lab.

   

Collier Science Library

Collier Science Library is under renovation and only some of the space is open. It holds reserves for science courses, and has quiet spaces for study.

Get Help!

How to Get Help!

If you need help ask a Librarian!  We will help you with your research.  

Email: library@brynmawr.edu

Schedule an online appointment for a personal research session. 

 

Get Help! Subject Specialists

The librarians are here to help you! Email library@brynmawr.edu with your questions, contact any of us directly by email, or make an online appointment.

Joyce Angelucci

Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geology, Health Studies, Math, Physics, Psychology

Kate Blinn

Anthropology, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, International Studies, Linguistics, Political Science, Social Work, Sociology 

Jennifer Coval

History, Writing

Camilla MacKay

Archaeology, Classical Languages & Studies/Greek and Latin, History of Art, Philosophy

Laura Surtees

Archaeology,  Cities, Classical Languages & Studies, History of Art

Arleen Zimmerle

Africana Studies, Comparative Literature, East Asian Studies, English, Creative Writing, Dance, Film Studies, Languages, Theater

Tripod - The library catalog

What is Tripod?

How do I find the books?

 

Once you locate a book in Tripod, check the holdings tab for the location:

B Canaday indicates that the book is at Bryn Mawr's Canaday Library.

H or S indicate the book is at Haverford or Swarthmore. If the book is located at either of these places, and is "available" click the "request" link to have the book delivered to Bryn Mawr! You'll receive an email when it arrives, usually in 24 hours.

How do I find where the book is shelved at Bryn Mawr?

Look at the book's "call number" to find its location. 

Book locations and floor maps for the libraries are listed on the library's webpage.

 

How are the call numbers arranged on the shelf?

Materials are shelved by the "Library of Congress" call number classification system. If you need help locating a book, please ask at the Reference or Circulation desks!

What do I do if my book is checked out?


If the book is not listed as "available" it may be checked out.  You can request a copy from outside the TriCollege Libraries by using EZ-Borrow / Interlibrary Loan.

 

What are Scholarly Articles?

Scholarly and Popular journals: What's the difference?

Popular magazines are written for a more general audience, and authors tend to be journalists or staff writers.  The articles usually don't provide footnotes or detailed citations. 

Scholarly journals are written by and for experts in a field.  The articles tend to be long and contain many citations and footnotes.

Article databases will allow you to limit your search to scholarly (or peer-reviewed) journals.

 

For a more detailed analysis of the differences between these types of publications, see this video:

 

Why use Article Databases rather than Google?

Article Databases

Finding articles in ALL subject areas:

Finding articles in SPECIFIC disciplines:

For a complete list of databases in every discipline, consult the Research Guides!

 

Recent topic? Try newspaper articles

Searching Tips

Improving Your Search

Citations

Lynda.com

Citation Styles

The most commonly used publication styles are created by the Modern Languages Association, the American Psychological Association, and the University of Chicago.  See the invidival tabs for Chicago, APA, and MLA for citation examples and further information.

(No matter what style your professor requests, a citation manager can help you organize and cite your sources, and so can a librarian.) 

Zotero

Zotero: The Tri-College Libraries recommend Zotero, a free online app that can format your bibliography, keep your citations organized, and even save your articles in the cloud so you can access them later from the library, home, or a cafe.

Any librarian will be happy to give your a tour or a few pointers of the software.

Borrowing Beyond the TriCo

Getting Books from Other Libraries

Glossary of Library Terms

Research Terms

Abstract

A one paragraph summary of a book or journal article.

 

Bibliography

A bibliography is a list of citations to the resources used for research. Bibliographies are usually located at the end of a book, article, or research paper. When submitting your own work, it is almost always necessary to include a bibliography of the resources you used for research. A bibliography can also refer to a collection of information sources on a specific topic that is published as a book.

Borrowing beyond the Tri-Co

Borrowing Beyond the Tri-Co is a tab on Tripod that you can use to get to Interlibrary Loan (ILL) and E-ZBorrow, two ways to borrow books, DVDs, or articles and chapters not owned by Bryn Mawr, Haverford, or Swarthmore. You can also submit article requests using the FindIt button and your name and the barcode on the front of your OneCard.

 

Citation

A citation is a reference to a book, magazine or journal article, or other work containing all the information necessary to identify and locate that work. A citation to a book includes its author's name, title, publisher, place of publication, and date of publication. There are many different citation format styles; examples include the MLA style, the Chicago style, the APA style. Ask your professor to find out what style is used in your discipline.

 

Citation Manager

A citation manager is a type of software that can help you organize your citations for your research. Using a citation manager, you can store, retrieve, edit, and organize citations, and you can use it to create your bibliography. Examples of citation managers are EasyBib, RefWorks, EndNote, and Zotero.

 

FindIt Button

The FindIt button appears in the library databases when Bryn Mawr doesn't own a book, a journal, or have access to them online. You can submit a request to get the article emailed to you through Interlibrary Loan by pressing the FindIt button, which will open up a form with the article or book's title. Make sure the citation has all the information, like the chapter or article that you need, and enter in your name and the barcode on the front of your OneCard before submitting the form.

 

Full-text

Full-text refers to a complete electronic copy of a resource, usually an article, that can be viewed on a computer. Many of the Library's databases provide full-text articles.

 

Index

A periodical index is a list of bibliographic citations of articles in magazines or journals. It can be used to help find articles on specific topics. A book index is an alphabetical list of important topics with the pages listed from the full contents of the book.

 

Journal

Academic publications with reports on recent studies and/or scholarly essays that are printed on a regular basis and are referred to as periodicals or journals. Journals often have both volumes and issues. If you're not sure how to understand a citation, please ask your professor or a librarian.

 

Peer Review

Scholarly peer review (also known as refereeing) is the process of subjecting an author's scholarly work, research, or ideas to the scrutiny of others who are experts in the same field, before a paper describing this work is published in a journal or as a book.

 

Request

You can request that a book or journal issue be sent to any Bryn Mawr library from Haverford, Swarthmore, or the off-site storage facility by using the Request button at the bottom of a Tripod record. You will be notified when it is ready to be picked up through email, and you can check it out by asking for it at the Circulation Desk at the library. If the book or issue is already checked out to another patron, you can recall it from them using the request button as well, and you will be notified when it is ready for pickup.

 

Stacks

The shelves that hold the circulating library books are referred to as the ‘stacks.’ You will need a call number to locate the book or item in the stacks.

 

Tripod

The Tri-Co library catalog -- not to be confused with the multimedia equipment tripod.

 

Circulation Terms

Barcode

The Circulation Desk uses the barcode on the front of your OneCard to check items out to your account. You can also use it to log into Off-Campus access, submit E-ZBorrow and ILL requests, and to check your Tripod record, though you can also log in using your username and password. Your student ID is not the same as your library barcode.

Library items also have barcodes. The Circulation Desk scans these to check out items to you.
 

Call Number

A call number is a group of letters and/or numbers that identifies a specific item in a library and provides a way for organizing library materials. Most college libraries in the United States use the Library of Congress Call Number System. Here's an example of a call number: LB1025.2 .N456 1998. Call numbers are usually located on the spine of a book. You need to know the call number in order to find the item on the shelf.

 

Check Out

To "check out" a library item means to borrow that item for a fixed period of time. Check-out periods vary, but you can always check the due dates by logging into your account in Tripod. Go to the Circulation Desk at any of the Bryn Mawr Libraries to check out an item.

 

Circulation Desk

The front desk of each library where you can pick up and check out books, ask for help finding books, and ask questions about your library account.

 

Due Date

The due date for an item is the date before which library materials on loan should be returned or renewed. Materials not returned or renewed by designated due date may sometimes be subject to fines or loss of borrowing privileges.

 

FindIt Button

The FindIt button appears in the library databases when Bryn Mawr doesn't own a book, a journal, or have access to them online. You can submit a request to get the article emailed to you through Interlibrary Loan by pressing the FindIt button, which will open up a form with the article or book's title. Make sure the citation has all the information, like the chapter or article that you need, and enter in your name and the barcode on the front of your OneCard before submitting the form.

 

Loan Period

This term refers to the length of time library materials may be borrowed.

 

Off Campus Access

Off Campus Access allows you to log in using your Bryn Mawr username and password so that you can access all library services like e-books, e-journals, and databases from anywhere.

 

Overdue

Overdue means that an item that you've checked out is late for return, or, in other words, past its due date. You cannot renew an overdue item if someone else has requested it.

 

Recall

Recalls happen when a patron requests an item that has already been checked out by another patron. If an item you have borrowed is recalled, the due date will be moved forward to four days from the day it was recalled, unless it is a book that you have had less than two weeks. Keeping recalled items past their new due date will cause your library account to blocked.

 

Renew

Renew is a service which allows you to extend the loan period for the book that you have checked out unless another user has requested the book. You can renew your books by logging in to Tripod, viewing your checked out items, and selecting renew.

 

Request

You can request that a book or journal issue be sent to any Bryn Mawr library from Haverford, Swarthmore, or the off-site storage facility by using the Request button at the bottom of a Tripod record. You will be notified when it is ready to be picked up through email, and you can check it out by asking for it at the Circulation Desk at the library. If the book or issue is already checked out to another patron, you can recall it from them using the request button as well, and you will be notified when it is ready for pickup.

 

Reserves

Materials set aside by professors for required reading, viewing, or listening by students as part of their coursework. Articles are available electronically on the course's Moodle site, but other materials such as books, videos and CDs can be borrowed for short periods of time from the Circulation Desk.

 

Stacks

The shelves that hold the circulating library books are referred to as the ‘stacks.’ A user will need a call number, the number listed both in the book’s record in the Library Catalog and on the spine of the book itself, to locate the volume in the stacks.

 

Tripod

The tri-college library catalog -- not to be confused with the multimedia equipment tripod.

Places

Circulation Desk

The front desk of each library where you can pick up and check out books, ask for help finding books, and ask questions about your library account.

 

Help Desk

The desk in Canaday Library where you can get help with your computer, password, and most other technology. This is the marble desk to the right inside the front door of Canaday.

 

Research Help Office

The office in Canaday Library where you can talk to a librarian to get help with your research. The Research Help Office is between the Help Desk and the elevator. In Carpenter and Collier libraries, ask at the Circulation Desk to speak with a librarian.

 

Tri-Co

The shortened name for the Tri-College Consortium, which is the term the college uses for Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Students will see this term for any events or policies that cross all three schools.