Research Guides: WRPR 101: Finding a Voice (HC): Books

Finding Scholarly Studies in Books

Use the Tripod catalog for your home institution This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window to look for all books (print and digital) owned by your college as well as the print titles at the other two schools.

The following searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a keyword search in the Tripod Catalog to find relevant materials and then use the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more books. Note that all these searches are in the Books+Media channel. In example #3 below, using keywords [Any Field] (rather than subjects) will pick up results from chapter titles and summary descriptions.

"computer science" AND research [Subject search] Sorted by newest books first

economics sociological aspects [Subject search] Sorted by newest books first

("climate change") [Any Field] AND (biology) [Subject] Sorted by newest titles first

(photography) [Subject] AND (vocation* OR career OR business) [Subjects] Sorted by relevance

** Try opening a search above and replace one of the topics with your research interest.

Tripod Catalog
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The library catalog of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges. Use Tripod to find relevant scholarship owned by the tri-college libraries. Change the resource group on the search bar to limit results to specific materials like books and films.
Use the Request link in an item's record to have it delivered to the library of your choice . Note that you need to log into Tripod in order to see the Request link. If you are already in Tripod, use the Sign In link at the top of every page to log in..

WorldCat
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A catalog of the holdings of books, journals, and other materials held by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center) member libraries worldwide. Also includes manuscripts, maps, films and sound recordings. Some digital titles are available open access from links in WorldCat.

WorldCat is an important place to look for many materials not owned by the Tricollege Libraries. This combined library catalog contains more than 500 million title records owned by libraries around the world. Many of these items are available to you though interlibrary loan. Use the button to place requests.

Borrowing beyond the Tri-Co
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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.

Recent Titles about Academic Fields

Beyond the Tower: Concepts and Models for Service Learning in Philosophy
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ISBN: 1563770164
Publication Date: 2000-01-01
The contributors discuss how service-learning can be implemented within philosophy and what philosophy contributes to the pedagogy of service-learning. The book offers both theoretical background and practical pedagogical chapters which describe the design, implementation, and outcomes of philosophical service-learning programs, as well as annotated bibliographies, program descriptions and course syllabi.
Creating the Market University - How Academic Science Became an Economic Engine
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ISBN: 9780691147086
Publication Date: 2012-01-08
American universities today serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that will create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. But only a few decades ago, these same universities self-consciously held themselves apart from the world of commerce. Contributing to debates about the relationship between universities, government, and industry, Creating the Market University sheds light on how knowledge and politics intersect to structure the economy.
The Ever-Changing Past: Why All History is Revisionist History by James banner
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ISBN: 0300258240
Banner shows why historical knowledge is unlikely ever to be unchanging, why history as a branch of knowledge is always a search for meaning and a constant source of argument, and why history is so essential to individuals' awareness of their location in the world and to every group and nation's sense of identity and destiny.
The Humanities and the Dream of America
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ISBN: 9780226316970
Publication Date: 2011-03-01
This book explores a number of linked problems that have emerged in recent years: the role, at once inspiring and disturbing, played by humanities in the formation of political projects; the reasons for the humanities' perpetual state of crisis; the shaping role of philanthropy in the humanities; and the new possibilities for literary study offered by the subject of pleasure.
The Humanities in the Age of Information and Post-Truth by Ignacio Lopez-Calvo (Editor);
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Publication Date: 2019-01-15
The essays in this book defend the social function of the humanities explaining ways in which they, beyond their intrinsic value, may be an important tool in our search for social justice, human empathy, freedom, and peace, all the while helping us answer many of the 21st century's big questions. Some essays explore the ways in which the humanities help us imagine a different, more just world, and articulate politically effective mechanisms. Others address the place of the humanities amid the ontological and epistemological uncertainties constantly produced in a fast-changing world.
The Insider's Guide to the Psychology Major
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ISBN: 9781433808159
Publication Date: 2010-06-15
"This book provides an overview of the psychology major, subdisciplines within the field, graduate programs and the admissions process, career opportunities for all degree types, internships, and free resources for students." [APA description]
Letters to a Young Mathematician
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Publication Date: 2006-03-27
Ian Stewart tells readers what he wishes he had known when he was a student and young faculty member. Subjects ranging from the philosophical to the practical--what mathematics is and why it's worth doing, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, how to deal with the peculiarities of the mathematical community, and many others--are dealt with. See more titles in this series, The Art of Mentoring.
The Scholar as Human: Research and Teaching for Public Impact by Anna Sims Bartel, ed.
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ISBN: 1501750631
Publication Date: 2021
Scholars from many different fields of study contribute essays on how they have energized their research by connecting to students and the wider world.
Stories from the Field: A Guide to Navigating Fieldwork in Political Science by Peter Krause (Editor); Ora Szekely (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780231193009
Publication Date: 2020-06-30
How worried should you be about being followed after an interview with a ring of human traffickers in Lebanon? This book is a thoughtful, and unorthodox guide to field research in political science. It features personal stories from working political scientists.
What Are the Arts and Sciences? by Dan Rockmore (Editor)
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Publication Date: 2017-06-06
What constitutes the study of philosophy or physics? What are the various disciplines origins, methods, applications, and unique challenges? Why do people elect to go into each of these fields, and what are the big issues that motivate them? Curious to explore these questions himself, Dartmouth College professor and mathematician Dan Rockmore asked scholars to explain their fields and what it is that they do.