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General Library Resources
Books
You can find books by searching the library website. Discovery search allows you to search for print and eBooks simultaneously. Use the filters on the left side of the result page to choose print books or eBook format.
View the short tutorial linked below to understand how to search Discovery effectively.
Coming to the library?
Location
Books in print are shelved on the top floor of Waggoner. We use Library of Congress (LC) system to organize our books. All titles are filed by LC subject discipline such as ethics in the BJ's, management in the HD's or science in the Q's.
Check out
Your Trevecca ID serves as your library card. If you don't have a physical TNU ID bring a photo ID to enable checkout. Typically print books are checked out for 28 days.
Not finding what you need at Waggoner?
Interlibrary loan is available for further research support.
General Library Resources
eBooks
Waggoner eBook collections integrate over 200,000 full-text eBooks into Discovery Search. On the Discovery result list, after limiting results to Library ► Trevecca, then by Format ► Book ► eBook, click the Access online button to open the eBook.
Read Options
Waggoner eBook collections have options for the book to be checked out to a device (laptops, tablets, iPads, or smartphones are all devices), or print sections of the book or view it online. In order to take advantage of those options, you will need to create an account. It's free!
EBook Central and EBSCO eBooks are our two primary eBook collections. You can search them separately or by using Discovery Search.
Learn more about eBooks, creating accounts, checking out and copying content from eBooks from the eBook Research Guide.
eBook as Textbook
Sometimes, an eBook is used as the textbook for a certain course.
View the short video below to learn more about the efficient use of eBook Central, one of our eBook collections.
General Library Resources - Articles & Databases
Discovery Search
Many students start looking for journal articles using the library's Discovery Search, found on the library homepage. This is a good starting place. HOWEVER, an article search in Discovery only searches a SMALL portion of our databases. To use this method effectively, view the short tutorial below, Discovery Search: Journal Articles (3 min 09 sec)
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
You'll find journal articles using library databases. Each database provides a link to limit your results to peer-reviewed sources. You may want to use other databases beyond what is linked below.
The A-Z Databases page links to ALL library databases. Search by subject area or drill down alphabetically by name of the database.
Primary Databases Searching Public Health Information
Not sure how to use these databases? Go to our Waggoner Tutorials research guide for video tutorials to help you search effectively.
Broaden your research with a multi-disciplinary database.
General Library Resources
Streaming Video
Films on Demand's Master Academic Collection offers streaming videos of over 7,000 full-length titles in the humanities, social sciences, business, economics, health, medicine, science, and mathematics. These videos are made available by Films Media Group from producers such as Films for the Humanities, Cambridge Educational, NOVA, A&E, and PBS. Unlimited, simultaneous, 24/7 access is provided in class or off-site.
For a topical list of Films on Demand Public Health titles, click here.
General Library Resources
Statistics
Statista.com is one of the first statistic portals in the world to integrate data on over 80.000 topics from over 18.000 sources onto a single professional platform. Categorized into 21 market sectors, Statista.com provides companies, business customers, research institutions, and the academic community with direct access to quantitative data on media, business, finance, politics, and a wide variety of other areas of interest or markets.
Note: Please understand that [Statista] cannot offer free assistance in researching or locating data, given the high volume of requests. If you would like further research or information, [they] recommend consulting [their] Research & Analysis service. Statista does not offer advice for students working or dealing with SPSS software. Such consulting would lead to the empirical evaluation of student work.
How do you cite a Statista image?
The diagram below shows where to find Citation information within Statista for APA formatting.
General Library Resources
Newspapers
Data
bases are great places to search many types of newspapers and news services.
They include national and international resources as well as regional sources.
Choose from the list below.
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