Requesting an Item - Use the library catalog to request delivery of books not available at Smith.
WorldCat - Use WorldCat to expand your search for books, theses, etc. beyond the Five College area.
Use the SC Links button within WorldCat to access and populate the interlibrary loan forms. Watch for items that are owned by only one library; such unique material is often not obtainable via interlibrary loan.
Note that searching by Subject isn't always straigtforward. Try a KEYWORDS ANYWHERE search to find a few relevant titles. Then click on the subject headings on those records to conduct a more comprehensive subject search. Or, look up a book from your syllabus, and use the subjects assigned to that book to locate other titles on the same topic.
Examples of Subject searches:
Masculinity:
Patronage:
Civil society & leisure generally
And many more specific searches such as:
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).