Start your book search in Discovery, the library catalog, accessible on the library homepage.
Learn how to search Discovery for books in the short video below. (4:30)
eBooks
Waggoner eBook collections integrate over 200,000 full text eBooks into our library catalog. Books may be viewed online, checked out to an eReader, or sections may be printed. Create a free account to take advantage of these options.
Be aware that some restrictions exist. Copyright and Digital Rights Management (DRM) limit how eBooks can be accessed and downloaded.
Our eBook guide 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 them.
Searching Discovery for eBooks:
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.
Waggoner eBooks can also be searched directly in the following databases:
The eBooks below are linked for direct access (sign in with your Trevecca login credentials).
How Strategic Communication Shapes Value and Innovation in Society by 
Managerial Communication for Organizational Development by 
Strategic Communication and AI Public Relations with Intelligent User Interfaces by 
Strategic Corporate Communication in the Digital Age by If you live in the area and have the opportunity to come to the library, below is some information on our physical book collection.
Print books can be located through Discovery, our online catalog located on the library website.
Browse the following call number ranges to find books relating to Communication:
What if we don't have what you need?
Waggoner Library, like many other academic libraries, uses the Library of Congress Classification System for organizing books. Many school and public libraries use the Dewey Decimal System. When you look up a print book or other physical items in the library catalog (which is found in the middle of our homepage), you will get a record that looks like this:
In order to find the book on the shelf, pay attention to the availability section.
(If you need more information about finding a certain book or a book about a certain subject in our library catalog, click here.)
Status: If a book is here, it should say "Available." If it is checked out, it will read "Checked Out, Due _____."
Location: Main Collection (upper level), or Main Reference (main level), or ELC Collection (lower level). Periodicals, audio/visual materials, sheet music, popular materials, and items on reserve for a class will have other locations too. If an item is marked as "oversize" it is probably located on the upper level outside study room 211a.
Call Number: It helps to write this down or take a picture with your phone to take with you to the stacks. Find the labels on the outer areas of the stacks to locate the alphabetical range of your desired book.
Ranges continue across the aisle. The rows begin with As down by the rotunda/windows, and end with the Zs near the restrooms.
Locate the book by reading the labels on the spines of the book. They are arranged in alphabetical order by call number, and then in numerical order within that section. The sections continue along one shelf, then down the entire bookcase, before starting again at the top shelf of the next bookcase. Sometimes it can be hard to tell where one bookcase ends and another begins but look for the metal divider to help with this.
If you can't find a book on the shelf, ask at the main floor services desk! We are happy to help!
