WorldCat - Use WorldCat to expand your search for books, theses, etc. beyond the Five College area. Watch for items that are owned by only one library; such unique material is often not obtainable via interlibrary loan.

Use the SC Links button within WorldCat to access and populate the interlibrary loan forms.

Use Interlibrary Loan to request books not owned in the Five Colleges. Please allow at least 2 weeks for delivery (books may come more quickly, especially from in-state).

Suggest Purchase - If you run across a book that Smith doesn't own and you think we should, use this form to suggest that the library purchase it.

Discover: Start here for books, articles & more.

• Use "Login for full access" at the top of the screen and enter your Smith login.

Discover Advanced Search includes limiting options.

5 College Library Catalog

Note that subject searching isn't always straigtforward. Try a KEYWORDS ANYWHERE search to find a few relevant titles, for example: (women or gender) and iraq* [note the use of the asterisk - a wildcard to look for iraq, iraq's, iraqi, etc.] Then click on the subject headings on those records to conduct a more comprehensive subject search.

Or, look up one of the books from your syllabus, and use the subjects assigned to that collection to locate books on the same topic, for example, Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate.

Requesting an Item - Use the library catalog to request delivery of books not available at Smith.