Find Resources

Books + eBooks  

• Use Tripod to get access to specific books (paper + digital), and to find books by topic.
• Sign in to Tripod for options to request items

Journals + Magazines + News 

• Check Tripod Journal Search for Swarthmore’s access to a specific journal, magazine, or newspaper.
• Explore popular titles including New York Times and The Economist 

Articles (from journals, magazines, newspapers)

• Do you need the PDF/full-text of an article? 
  1. Search Tripod for the article title.
  2.  Can't find it?  Select "include results without full text."
  3. Still no luck?  Search for the publication title instead.
• Looking for an article on a topic?  Start by searching Tripod. Also try databases (see below).

Databases + Research Tools  

• Explore Database Finder 
• Browse databases by subject and content type (e.g. background info, primary sources)

Films, Music, TV  

• Check out the Streaming Video and Streaming Music research guides
• Search Tripod by title, composer, director, or performer. Or search by topic.