Waggoner Library: Master: Educational Leadership: Books & ebooks

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Books and ebooks can be located through Discovery, our online catalog located on the library website.

Most useful for simple author/title searches or focused searches by keyword.
Almost all of our books are on the second floor of Waggoner Library.
Do you need a refresher on physically locating a print book on the shelf? Check out this useful visual guide!
Questions about ebooks? Please refer to our ebook guide or contact us.

What if we don't have what you need?

You can use our free InterLibrary Loan service to borrow books and articles from other libraries.

eBooks

Waggoner eBook collections integrate over 200,000 full text eBooks into our library catalog. After you search Discovery and view your result list, you can use the filter on the left side of the page to limit to eBooks (Hint: All Formats > Book > eBook). Click on the title and open the record.

Waggoner eBook collections have options for the book to be viewed online, checked out to an eReader, or for sections of the book to be printed. To take advantage of these options, you will need to create a free account. View the eBook LibGuide to learn more about our eBook collections and how to use them effectively.

Searching Discovery for eBooks:

Begin at the library homepage
Enter your search terms, click on the Books icon, then the green search button.
Use filters on your Discovery search results to limit to:
- Library - Trevecca Nazarene University collection
- Format - eBook
Results will be Trevecca-owned eBooks, available online 24/7.

As nice as eBooks are, they are not perfect. Restrictions exist. Copyright and Digital Rights Management (DRM) limits how they can be accessed and downloaded. The eBook LibGuide will take you through the process of viewing eBooks here at Trevecca. It will also highlight the restrictions are you likely to encounter and the best way to manage these limitations.

Waggoner eBooks can also be searched directly in the following databases:

EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Includes several thousand eBooks on a variety of subjects, including public access books.
Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
Includes encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research.
ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Contains eBooks from scholarly sources, including university presses and other top publishers.

eBook availability

ProQuest eBook Central Collection

ProQuest Ebook Central This link opens in a new window
Click the link above to search this ebook collection.

About Chapter PDFs

Downloading chapter PDFs or page ranges of an ebook is the best way to optimize its use. By not checking out (downloading) the full ebook, you are allowing the ebook to continue to be available for everyone.

Download instructions are available here:

Full book download (checkout)
Chapter download (PDF to keep)

EBSCO eBook Collection

EBSCO eBook Collection This link opens in a new window
Click the link above to search this ebook collection.

About Chapter PDFs

Depending on publisher-specified limits, up to 100 pages of an EBSCO eBook can be printed, saved, or emailed as a PDF file (per user) from within the eBook viewer to be printed later.

Notes:

Some titles may not allow for printing due to individual publisher-specified limits.
The number of pages may vary depending on individual publisher-specified limits.
The option to print or save ebook pages will be temporarily unavailable if you have reached your printing limit.

Open the link below to learn how to save, print, or email EBSCO eBook Chapters.

How to Print, E-mail, or Save EBSCO eBooks Pages as a PDF

To see how the download process works in the EBSCO eBook Collection, watch the video below. (4min. 42sec).

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