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Print Materials
XPLORE Library Catalog
( tips & tricks;
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.
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
combines information from over 1,000 books and monographs, major literary encyclopedias and
reference works, and hundreds of literary journals. Search results can be limited to literary criticism
or Masterplots. Users can browse most studied authors and works and view book highlights and the author
in focus. Features include a glossary and historical timeline. It is produced by and the user
interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Literature
Resource Center (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) provides access to biographies, bibliographies
and critical analysis of authors from every age and literary discipline. It covers
more than 90,000 novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers, with
in-depth coverage of 2,000 of the most-studied authors. It includes online versions
of Gale's Contemporary Authors, Contemporary Literary Criticism,
and Dictionary of Literary Biography, as well as selections from Gale's
other Literature Criticism and For Students Series, such as Nineteenth
Century Literary Criticism and Short Stories for Students. It permits
searches by author name, title, genre, literary movement or literary themes. It is produced by Thomson-Gale and the user interface is provided by InfoTrac.
Academic Search Complete (1985-present; updated daily; more full-text;
tutorials;
RefWorks help;
XLinks) is a multidisciplinary database that covers nearly all academic
areas of study. It indexes and abstracts over 9,300 journals, many of them
peer-reviewed (4,400), and provides full-text for over 5,300 journals. It also includes indexing and abstracts for books, reports,
conference proceedings, etc. Searchable cited references are provided for 1,000 journals. It is produced by and the user interface
is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
CQ Researcher (1991-present; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is the online version of the CQ Researcher print publication. It provides original, comprehensive reporting and analysis on issues in the news. Each issue discussed includes an abstract, overview, background, current situation, outlook, special focus, chronology, pro/con, bibliography, next step, contacts, and footnotes. Controversial topics are addressed in a balanced, unbiased manner. It is published by and the user interface is provided by CQ Press, a Division of Congressional Quarterly, Inc. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Psychology
PsycINFO in EBSCO (1872-present; updated weekly; some full-text;
RefWorks help; Video tutorials; XLinks) is the online version of the print
resource, Psychological Abstracts. It provides abstracts and indexing to the scholarly
journal articles, book chapters, books, dissertations, and technical reports in psychology, the
behavioral sciences and mental health. It also covers topics related to psychology such as
psychiatry, management, business, education, social science, neuroscience, law, medicine, and
social work. Journal coverage includes more than 1,900
international periodicals written in over 24 languages. Current chapter and book coverage includes worldwide
English-language material published from 1987-present. It is produced by the American
Psychological Association (APA) and the user interface is provided by EBSCO. Evidence-Based Practice Tip: To limit search results to articles with some level of evidence: Type your search strategy in the textboxes provided. At your search results, click All Limit Options (in the gray section). In the Methodology selectbox hold down the Ctrl key and click all methods that apply. Click the Limit Results Now button at the bottom of the page.
Psychology & Behavioral Sciences Collection (1984-present; much full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts from
1984-present for over 490 journals, many peer-reviewed, and full-text from 1990-present for
510 journals. It covers emotional and behavioral characteristics, psychiatry, psychology,
mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. It is produced by
and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.
Subject Guides
English & Literature
Websites
Common Reading Experience Webpage
Author Information
Cincinnati On-the-Same-Page Book Discussion
Book Reviews and Information
Reading Guides
Contacts at the Library
Alison Morgan, Public Services Librarian
morgan@xavier.edu, 513-745-3931
Research help desk
askus@xu.edu, 513-745-4808
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