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 two weeks for delivery (books may come more quickly, especially from in-state).

5 College Library Catalog

Note that subject searching isn't always straightforward. Try a KEYWORDS ANYWHERE search to find a few relevant titles, for example: hellenistic and (school* or education). Then click on the subject headings on those records to conduct a more comprehensive subject search.

Or, look up one of the books you're already found, perhaps from your syllabus; then use the subjects assigned to that book as a way to locate additional books on the same topic, The Hellenistic World.

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

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.