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.
Discover Advanced Search includes limiting options.
Note that subject searching isn't always straightforward. 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 one of your assigned books, then track through on the subjects listed on the record. For example: Help Me to Find My People: The African American Search for Family Lost in Slavery. Note the variety of access points for this one book; use these links to find other similar titles.
If you are working on a person, remember to search the name as both author and subject:
Author (last name first): Jacobs Harriet
Subject begins with: Jacobs Harriet
Requesting an Item - Use the Request Item button in the library catalog to request delivery of books from the other Five Colleges.
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