Research Guides: POLS 289: Refugees and Forced Migrants (HC): Relevant Books

Finding Scholarly Studies in Books

Use the Tripod catalog This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new window to look for relevant books owned by Haverford, Bryn Mawr, and Swarthmore.

Limit your results to ONLINE in the availability filter in the upper left corner of the screen.

The following subject searches are a sampling of possibilities. To find materials on a topic, try doing a title search in the Tripod Catalog to find some relevant material and then use the subject headings assigned to those titles to find more books.

(immigra* OR alien*) [Subject] AND deport* [Keyword] Online books, published 2010-20

(return* OR transnational*) AND mexic* [Keyword] AND (migra* OR immigra*) [Subject] Online books, 2010-2020

(1.5 OR student* OR DACA OR dreamer*) [Keyword] AND (migra* OR immigra* OR refugee* OR alien*) [Subject] Online books

(crime* OR criminal* OR gang* OR drug*) AND (immigra* OR migra* OR alien*) [Subject] AND "united states" Online books, newest titles first

Tripod Catalog
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Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Swarthmore Colleges each have their own Tripod catalog. Use the Tripod from your campus to find relevant scholarship owned by your home library as well as print resources at the other two schools.
Change the resource group on the search bar to limit results to specific materials like books and films.

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. Includes manuscripts, maps, films and sound recordings. Covers works published before 1,000 BC-present.