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Searching for Books

Waggoner Library has many books related to human performance or fitness. All books (print & eBook formats) can be located through Discovery search on our library website. After you search Discovery and view your results list, use the filters on the left side of the page to limit it to a particular format such as print books.

Coming to campus? Browse our print collection in this subject area. Waggoner Library uses the Library of Congress Classification System to organize its books on the shelf.  Most human performance or fitness books are cataloged in the following areas located on the second floor of the library where you can peruse the collection.

GV - Physical education/fitness (includes exercise, strength training, and sports management)

QM - Human anatomy

QP - Physiology (includes kinesiology)

R - Medicine (includes public health, sports medicine, athletic training, physical therapy, occupational therapy, nursing)

TX - Nutrition

Searching Discovery for Books:

  • 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 - Book
  • Results will be Trevecca owned books

Waggoner Search Tip:

Keep in mind that 'human performance' also connects to job performance. Using 'fitness' with the phrase eliminates the HR focus from the results. 

See the video below for a short tutorial on searching for books in Discovery Search

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 problems.

 

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

Resources for Human Performance & Fitness come from a variety of subject areas.  Some keywords to use in searching Discovery on the library website could include the following:

  • Athletic training
  • Exercise
  • Exercise science
  • Exercise physiology
  • Kinesiology
  • Occupational therapy
  • Personal training
  • Physical fitness
  • Physical therapy
  • Public health
  • Sports medicine
  • Strength training

To view the highlighted books below, copy the title and paste into Discovery

To find books in the area of Nutrition on Discovery on our library website, the following keywords may be helpful:

  • Nutrition
  • Diet
  • Dietetics

To view the highlighted books below, copy the title and paste into Discovery