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You'll find the Discovery search box on the library homepage. Get a good idea of how to use Discovery to search for books, journal articles, and streaming video more effectively with the video below.
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Find books using our Discovery search! Discovery's Advanced Search allows you to search by author, title, a keyword for print or eBooks You can also search for journal articles, videos, and other materials using Discovery Search. View the short video below to understand how to use Discovery Search to find books.
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Print Books Print books are found on the top floor of Waggoner Library. Books are shelved by the Library of Congress (LC) class system. LC uses letters of the alphabet along with numbers to create a call number. Use your TNU ID to check out print books. Bring books to the circulation desks for checkout. What if a book is not at this library? Take advantage of the library's Interlibrary Loan (ILL) service. ILL requests for resources can be made online from a Discovery search or a form can be completed manually. There is no cost for ILL, just give yourself an advance time of one week before it's needed. Click the ILL link on the menu to the left for details. |
eBooks After searching Discovery and limiting to eBooks start reviewing your result list, eBook format is indicated on the citation. Instead of a call number to locate the book, you'll see a button labeled 'View eBook'. Click the button to open the book, view the Table of Contents, and begin reading. Below are eBook collections owned by the library. Want to learn more about eBooks? The Ebook research guide has detailed information about eBook collections, accounts, printing, downloading, and exporting eBook content, check it out! |
Journal articles
Find journal articles using the library's Discovery Search, broad multidisciplinary or specialized databases. Begin by learning more are using Discovery Search to find journal articles.
Start with these multidisciplinary databases
These databases are great places to begin your research because they include all kinds of topics from many different disciplines! Choose either one below and get started.
Not finding what you are looking for?
The A-Z Databases page has links to all of the library's over 190 unique databases. Use the subject search to discover specific databases by topic area.
