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Books/Audiovisuals
XPLORE Library Catalog
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RefWorks help; XLinks; video tutorials) is Xavier library's online public
access catalog. It includes all of the library's books, journals, audiovisuals, and microform materials. Search XPLORE
by keyword, author, title and Library of Congress subject heading. If you don't find what you need,
request it online ( printable instructions; video tutorial) from
OhioLINK, the combined library catalog of 88 college, university, public, and state libraries
in Ohio.
OhioLINK
Library Catalog (updated daily; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides
access to more than 48 million items located at 89 college, university, public, and state libraries in Ohio. Users may request items
online ( printable instructions; video tutorial) and pick them up in 3 business days at an OhioLINK library of their
choosing. When available there are links to Read (full-text available) and Limited Preview (limited full-text available) at Google Books. It is produced by OhioLINK and the user interface is provided by Innovative
Interfaces, Inc.
Author Information
Book Reviews
Non-fiction
Come September: Lannan Foundation, September 2002
In this acclaimed Lannan Foundation lecture from September 2002, Roy speaks poetically to power on the US' War on Terror, globalization, the misuses of nationalism, and the growing chasm between the rich and poor. With lyricism and passion, Roy combines her literary talents and encyclopedic knowledge to expose injustice and provide hope for a future world.
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We: Documentary featuring the words of Arundhati Roy
We is a fast-paced 64 minute documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation.It visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, justice and the growing civil unrest.
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Suggested Online Databases
Literary Reference Center (all full-text; Tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a comprehensive literary reference database
that provides a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day. It
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Literature
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in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. It includes online versions
of Gale's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism,
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Century Literary Criticism and Short Stories for Students. It permits
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MLA International Bibliography (1926-present; updated 10 times/year;
some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides a classified
listing and subject index for books, journal articles, and dissertations published on modern languages, literatures,
folklore, and linguistics. It is produced by the Modern Language Association of America and the
user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Academic Search Complete (1985-present; updated daily; more full-text;
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Historical Abstracts (1955-present; updated 3 times per year; some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) indexes and
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user interface is provided by OhioLINK. See
International Political Science Abstracts for more up-to-date information.
PsycINFO in EBSCO (1872-present; updated weekly; some full-text;
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Religion and Philosophy Collection (1984-present; updated weekly; much full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts from
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