Tripod Catalog: A How-To Guide (BMC)

In the search results display for a Books + Media search, you will see results for books, e-books, and other media:

• Records that read Available Online will contain a link to the digital content.
• Records displaying a call number (e.g. BL2525 .H665 2008) are available in print in the libraries.
• If the book is available online and in print, you may sometimes see a single record containing both the link to the digital content and the call number.

Clicking on the title of an item or the call number* will bring up the full record display, which provides more detailed information about the item as well as borrowing and requesting options.

*If you aren't sure how to read Library of Congress call numbers, refer to our quick guide!

Items at Haverford and Swarthmore are usually requestable and can be delivered to any Bryn Mawr library, typically within 1-2 days. You must sign in in order to submit a request.

You may come across an item you need that displays a "Not Available" status:

This usually means the book is checked out to another patron, but if you're signed into Tripod, you can still:

1. Request a recall, and the patron who has it will have 5 days to return it
2. Request it through E-ZBorrow, which takes 3-5 business days
3. Request it through Interlibrary Loan if not available through the above methods