Xavier University: Library: Database Guides: Biography

ACCUNET Multimedia Archive/AP Images (1840-present; updated daily; full-text captions) contains over 750,000 of the Associated Press' best photographs, over 380,000 audio files (requiring RealPlayer) and links to 800,000 full-text articles. About 800 photos are added daily and about 200 photos from the historical collection are added monthly. It includes maps, graphs, charts, logos, flags and illustrations, including 2,000 graphics using Spanish instead of English. Audio files, images and other graphics may be downloaded and used for educational purposes. Educators may search by state and grade level for images applicable to a specific state curriculum standard. It is produced by the Associated Press and the user interface is provided by Accuweather, Inc.

African American Experience (African-American origins to the present; all full-text) is a cross-searchable collection of African-American history and culture. It covers the arts, biography, business, civil rights, education, folklore, history, literature, music, politics, pop culture, science, slavery, sports, and technology. This collection includes the African-American Greenwood encyclopedias, other references books, and 67 Negro University Press texts from the late 1700s to the early 1970s. Primary sources include 4,000 interviews wtih former slaves (the WPA slave narratives), as well as manuscripts, speeches, court cases, quotations, advertisements, and statistics. Special features include a timeline dating from the 1400s to the present, In their Own Voices audio clips of slave interviews and music, lesson plans, and hundreds of photographs, maps and images. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Greenwood Publishing Group.

America: History and Life (1964-present; updated quarterly; some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) indexes and abstracts about 2,000 periodicals published worldwide in history, related humanities and the social sciences. It covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present. It includes citations to journal articles, book reviews and relevant dissertations. Users can search cited references and browse Clio Notes, chronologies and brief summaries of significant events and themes in American history. It is produced by ABC-CLIO and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

American Civil War: Letters & Diaries (1861-1865; all full-text; XLinks) contains 2,009 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of diaries, letters and memoirs. It includes biographies, bibliography of sources and The Civil War Day-by-Day by E.B. Long. Users can search by author, months, battles, sources, places, personal events and day-by-day. A complete citation is provided for the source of each diary, letter or memoir. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

American Film Scripts (1903-present; all full-text; XLinks) contains 497 scripts by 605 writers together with detailed, fielded information on the scenes, characters and people related to the scripts. When complete, the collection will include more than 1,000 scripts and over 100,000 scenes of life as portrayed in the movies. Users can search by writers, scripts, years, characters, people, and subjects. The showcase provides sample page images from selected scripts. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

American National Biography (updated quarterly; all full-text; XLinks) is the online version of American National Biography published in 1999 in 24 volumes. It offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped American history. It contains thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and Oxford Companion to United States History. Special features include biography of the day, a teacher's guide, 12 jumpstart your research topics, and special collections (Black History, Women's History, Asian Pacific American Heritage, Hispanic Heritage, and American Indian Heritage). It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies.

American Periodicals Series (APS) (1740-1900; updated quarterly; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks; title list) covers the development of American culture, politics and society across 150 years. It is arranged in three series: 1740 to 1800, the period of transition from British colony to emerging nation; 1800 to 1850, pre-Civil War and the era of debate over slavery; and 1850 to 1900, Civil War and Reconstruction. It covers 1,100 historic American journals including Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine, Independent Reflector, Medical Repository, Liberator, North American Review, Harper's Bazar, Vanity Fair, and Ladies Home Journal. Magazines of these periods cover the literature, science, religion, arts, and history of the time. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.

Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988; all-full-text) offers full page and article images in easy downloadable PDF. The collection includes digital reproductions providing access to every page from every available issue of this newspaper. Users can search the full text or 21 different article types (news, editorials, letters to the editor, obituaries, birth/marriage announcements, photos, advertisement, etc.). It is produced by and the user interface is provided ProQuest.

Biography In Context (formerly Biography Resource Center; all full-text; XLinks) contains over 330,000 biographies on nearly 220,000 people from nearly 80 sources, such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia of World Biography, Contemporary Black Biography and Religious Leaders of America. It provides quick reference information on 900,00 people in the Complete Marquis Who's Who^®. It covers people throughout history, around the world and across all disciplines and subject areas. It includes full-text articles from more than 250 magazines and 20,000 images. Search for people by birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Gale Group. This subscription is limited to 2 simultaneous users.

Biography Reference Bank (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) combines the profiles in Wilson's Biographies Plus Illustrated and the journal coverage in Biography Index. It includes biographical profiles, recent and feature articles, interviews, essays, book reviews, performance reviews and criticisms, speeches, and obituaries. It covers over 500,000 people and includes over 36,000 images. Entries include a list of books by and about the individual. It is produced by H. W. Wilson and the user interface is provided by EBSCO.

Black Drama (1850-present; all full-text; XLinks) contains approximately 1200 plays by 201 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs, author biographies and other ephemera related to the plays. Some 440 of the plays are published here for the first time, including a number by major authors. Users can search by author, characters, productions, companies, years, plays, theaters, and scenes. The plays have been selected using leading bibliographies and with the editorial advice of James V. Hatch, co-author with Errol G. Hill of A History of African American Theatre and a leading expert in this area. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Black Thought & Culture (1700-present; all full-text; XLinks) contains 795 sources with 434 authors which includes the non-fiction published works of leading African Americans. Where possible the complete published non-fiction works are included, as well as interviews, journal articles, letters and other fugitive material. Users can search by author, sources, years, historical events, personal events, questions (interviews), and subject. The showcase features full-page images of the Black Panther Party Newspaper from 1968 to 1980. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Britannica Online Academic Edition (all full-text; XLinks) is the online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica that contains more than 118,000 articles, updated and revised by Encyclopædia Britannica editors and contributors; over 14,000 illustrations, including photographs, drawings, maps, and flags; and more than 215,000 word entries, including definitions, pronunciation guides, and word histories. It includes an Internet directory that provides more than 300,000 links to Web sites selected, rated, and reviewed by Britannica editors. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Britannica Online School Edition (all full-text; XLinks) includes Britannica Elementary Encyclopedia, Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, Compton's by Britannica, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, journals and magazines, websites, and videos. It also contains learning materials for the language arts, science, social studies, and mathematics as well as teacher's resources. The Britannica Learning Zone is an audio-guided, colorful, and interactive user interface for pre-K2 children. In this special feature a dog named Newton prompts children to explore the world, play, learn fun words, or make a drawing. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

British & Irish Women's Letters & Diaries (1500-1950; all full-text; XLinks) contains the letters and diaries of about 500 British and Irish women as revealed in over 100,000 pages of diaries and letters spanning more than 300 years. Each source has been carefully chosen using leading bibliographies. It includes biographies and an annotated bibliography of sources. Users can search by authors, sources, years, places, personal events, and historical events. The showcase provides page images of selected diaries. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Cincinnati Enquirer Print & Microfilm:

Today's paper: in print format: at the Connection Center (3rd floor of the Learning Commons)
Last 3 months: in print format in periodicals on the 2nd floor of the library
CD archive (1990-2001): in media collection on the 2nd floor of the library - AN2.O3 C56 (search tips)
Microfilm archive (1989-2011): located in the library annex; request through document delivery

Cincinnati Enquirer Digital Collection (2005-forward; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) This resource is produced by and the user interface is provided by ProQuest. Select News-ProQuest Newspapers from the database drop-down list. The Cincinnati Enquirer is the only newspaper in this collection.

Cincinnati Enquirer Digital Microfilm (2010-forward; all full-text; updated quarterly) offers actual page images of this newspaper. This resource is best used if you know the year and month of a particular article. Users can scroll through page images and search within a particular year, month, and day. It is produced by the newspaper and the user interface is provided by ProQuest Digital Microfilm. Click Select and then the newspaper title.

Norbert Brockman's An African Biographical Dictionary

Credo Reference (all full-text; list of titles; XLinks; user guide; search tips; RefWorks help), formerly Xreferplus, provides hundreds of electronic reference books covering a broad range of subjects, including art, bilinguals, biography, business, dictionaries, encyclopedias, food, geography, history, language, law, literature, medicine, music, philosophy, psychology, quotations, religion, science, social sciences, and technology. It features over 65,000 images (art, diagrams, maps and photos), several thousand images from the National Gallery in London, and over 93,000 audio pronunciation files accessible in the advanced search. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Credo Reference. No reader is required to use these electronic books. The best way to find ebooks is in the XPLORE Library Catalog. Just look for the ebook icon:

CultureGrams (all full-text; XLinks) includes a world, children and states editions. It contains a photo gallery, recipe collection, famous people, data tables and definitions. Select from an A-Z list of countries/regions/states or select an area on a map. Each country includes a detailed map, flag, national anthem, current time, currency converter, recipe collection, facts and statistics as well as sections on history, climate, the people, customs, courtesies, lifestyle and society. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Brigham Young University.

EBSCO eBook Collection (covers 1980-2011; all full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) incorporates the former netLibrary electronic book collection with thousands of purchased and public domain titles with a broad coverage of topics. Users can preview an e-book online, read a page in depth, jump to specific page, or use links in the table of contents or index to go to specific chapters or topics of interest. Every word in every e-book is searchable. In addition to keyword, users can search by author, title, subject, category, ISBN, publisher, and/or date of publication. Using the Choose Databases feature, e-books can be searched along with other EBSCO databases that provide primarily journal articles. Table of contents can be previewed at the search results display without checking out or opening the e-book. Once the e-book is opened users can search within the book, consult a dictionary, zoom text, ans expand the viewing window. To create notes or add an e-book to a folder requires setting up an account. Output options include print (typically limited to 60 pages), email, and export to bibliographic management software like RefWorks. Also available are citing information for the major citation styles, bookmarking in social networking sites like Facebook, and perma-linking on websites and course management systems. This collection operates on the library check-out model, where readers check out an e-book for a specified period of time. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing. No reader is required to use these electronic books. The best way to find e-books is in the XPLORE Library Catalog. Just look for the e-book icon:

Educational Films and Documentaries (XLinks), formerly the Digital Video Collection, is part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains 1,976 full-length educational films and documentaries covering a wide variety of subjects. The collection currently includes videos from two distributors: Ambrose Video and Films for the Humanities & Sciences. For PC users Real Media Alternative is required to view videos; for MAC users Real Media Player is required to view videos. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

HeinOnline (all full-text in PDF; RefWorks help; XLinks) includes 1,550 law journals (including the Harvard Law Review), Code of Federal Regulations from 1938-present, Federal Register from 1936-present, US Reports from 1754-present, foreign relations of the US, legal classics from 18th to the 19th centuries, treaties and agreements, US code, attorney general opinions, the complete Congressional Record, federal agency documents, legislative history, presidential documents and speeches, statues, supreme court, and world constitutions. A citation navigator allows you to insert a Bluebook citation and quickly pull up a page. It is produced by and its user interface is provided by William S.Hein & Co. Click Log in to HeinOnline to begin searching.

Historical Abstracts (1955-present; updated 3 times per year; some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) indexes and abstracts over 2,000 international historical journals. It also includes selected journals in the social sciences and humanities. It covers history from 1450 to the present, but excludes US and Canadian history. Users can search cited references and browse Clio Notes, chronologies and brief summaries of significant events and themes in world history. It is produced by ABC-CLIO and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

In the First Person (1550-present; all full-text; XLinks) is an in-depth index of more than 3,350 collections of personal narratives in English from around the world. Users can keyword search more than 650,000 pages of full-text by more than 15,000 individuals from all walks of life. It also contains pointers to some 3,500 audio and video files and 30,000 bibliographic records. The index contains approximately 20,500 months of diary entries, 63,000 letter entries, and 17,000 oral history entires. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago. Although this database is free, it links to other subscription-only Alexander Street databases, many of which have been purchased by Xavier's library.

Kent State Shootings, Oral Histories (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains a collection of 69 oral histories related to the May 4, 1970 shootings of Vietnam War protestors at Kent State University. The oral histories include many eyewitness accounts of the event and its aftermath, contributed by people who were students, faculty members, and City of Kent residents at the time, as well as an account by an Ohio National Guardsman. Apple's free QuickTime player is required to listen to the audio files. Written transcripts are also available for many of the oral histories. It was contributed by Kent State University Libraries & Media Services and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Kid's Search (much full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides elementary school students in kindergarten through 5th grade with an easy-to-use, graphically-appealing search interface for databases such as American Heritage Dictionary, BookSource NonFiction, EBSCO Animals, Image Collection, Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia, History Reference Center, Historical Video Collection, Marshall Cavendish Science Reference Center, Marshall Cavendish Wildlife Reference Center, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Primary Search, and TOPICsearch. Teacher resources search databases such as Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, Advanced Placement Source, ERIC and the Professional Development Collection. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the EBSCO Publishing.

Lake Erie's Yesterdays (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains a collection of historic photographs of northwestern Ohio, documenting the local history of the Erie islands and Lake Erie's western basin. These 1,087 black and white images were produced by Sandusky, Ohio, commerical photographer Ernst Niebergall between 1909 and 1915. From ice harvesting and railroads to early aviation and island leisure activities, the Niebergall photographs richly depict the everyday lives and activities of Lake Erie's southern shoreline residents. The photographs provide a record of communities in transition as old methods gave way to advances in industry and technology. The original photos were part of the Charles E. Frohman Collection at the Manuscripts Division of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Latino American Experience (pre-Columbian to the present; all full-text) is a cross-searchable collection of Latino American history and culture. It covers the arts, business, civil rights, customs, education, folklore, history, icons, immigration, labor, law, literature, medicine, music, politics, religion, science, sports, and women. This collection includes over 150 titles from Greenwood, Praeger, Arte Publico, and Columbia University Press. Special features include Spanish language content, a timeline, an origins section, lesson plans, hundreds of primary documents, over 1,500 images, and En mi Opinion, a blog of essays and podcasts focusing on the latest issues facing US Latinos. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Greenwood Publishing Group.

MasterFILE Premier (1975-present; updated daily; much full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for over 2,510 journals and full-text for 1,900 journals. It covers general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural topics. It also includes full-text for 200 reference and travel books; 88,000 biographies; 60,000 primary source documents; and 91,000 photos, maps, and flags. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Digital Images (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains digital documents related to slavery, abolition, and emancipation. The collection includes abolitionist broadsheets, photographs by Matthew Brady, letters and speeches of President Lincoln and other presidents, and other historic letters, documents, and pictures. The original documents are found in the Gilder Lehrman Collection of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The digital images were made available through the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Naxos Music Library (XLinks) contains the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues of over 165,000 tracks, including classical music, Jazz World and chinese music. It includes biographical information on composers or artists included in the database. Users can select works by composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre. Playlists can be casily created for educational assignments or for hours of personal enjoyment. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Naxo Music Library. This resource is limited to 8 simultaneous users and requires Adobe Flash Player.

New York Times Digital Microfilm (Late Edition, East Coast; 2008-forward; all full-text; updated quarterly) offers actual page images of this newspaper. This resource is best used if you know the year and month of a particular article. Users can scroll through page images and search within a particular year, month, and day. It is produced by the newspapers and the user interface is provided by ProQuest Digital Microfilm. Click Select and then the newspaper title.

New York Times Historical Database (1851-within four years of the present; all full-text; updated annually; RefWorks help; XLinks) contains full-page and article images of every page of every issue, cover to cover, in downloadable PDF. It includes ads, comics, cartoons, photos, maps and other graphics. It is produced by the New York Times and the user interface is provided by ProQuest.

Newspaper Source (1984-present; updated daily; some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides indexing and abstracts for 4 national newspapers; selected full-text for 245 regional U.S. newspapers, 18 international newspapers, 6 newswires, 9 newspaper columns; and cover-to-cover full text for Christian Science Monitor and Los Angeles Times. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Nineteenth Century Masterfile (NCM) (1802-1920; updated quarterly; no full-text) was formerly called Poole's Plus and covers the 19th century. It indexes periodicals, books, newspapers, and government documents. It includes the Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906), Jones and Chipman's Index to Legal Periodical Literature (1786-1922), the Psychological Index (1894-1905), Richardson' Index to Periodical Articles in Religion (1890-1899), Stead's Index to Periodicals (1890-1906), Cumulative Index to Selected List of Periodicals (1896-1899), Catalog of Scientific Papers - Mechnaics, Physics, Mathematics (1800-1900), New Yort Times Index (1863-1905), New York Daily Tribune Index (1875-1906), Palmer's Index to the Times (1880-1890), Index to the Oregon Spectator (1846-1854). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Paratext Resource.

North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries & Oral Histories (1800-1950; all full-text; XLinks) contains 2,162 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of information providing a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950. Composed of contemporaneous letters and diaries, oral histories, interviews, and other personal narratives, the series provides a rich source for scholars in a wide range of disciplines. The collection is particularly useful to researchers, because much of the original material is difficult to find, poorly indexed, and unpublished; most bibliographies of the immigrant focus on secondary research; and few oral histories have been published. In selected cases, users will be able to hear the actual audio voices of the immigrants. The showcase provides a selection of cartoons from Puck Magazine and the images of a diary by Rose Qwong. Users can search by author, source, year, place, nationality & heritage, personal event, resource and subject. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

North American Women's Letters & Diaries (Colonial -1950; all full-text; XLinks) includes the immediate experiences of 1,325 women and 150,000 pages of diaries and letters. Materials have been carefully chosen using leading bibliographies, supplemented by more than 7,000 pages of previously unpublished material. The collection also includes biographies and an extensive annotated bibliography of the sources in the database. Users can search by authors, source, year, place, historical event and personal event. The showcase provides page images of selected diaries and letters. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

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.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (4th century BC-2001; updated regularly; all full-text; images; XLinks) is based on the print version of the dictionary in 60 volumes. It contains 55,000 biographies of people who shaped the history of the British Isles by 10,000 contributers. It includes 10,000 images and references. It features Today's life... and themes such as Political Refugees in Britain and Ask a Woman. It is produced in association with the British Academy and the National Portrait Gallery, London. The user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Primary Search (1984-present; updated weekly; much full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides idexing and abstracts from 1984-present for 80 magazines appropriate for elementary school children and full-text from 1990-present for 50 magazines. It includes World Almanac of the U.S.A, World Almanac for Kids, Encyclopedia of Animals (formerly EBSCO Animals), Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia, and more than 100 pamphlets. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

ProQuest Ancestry Library Edition (multimedia; all full-text; users guide; YoutTube video introduction) is a world-wide genealogy resource that covers North America, the UK, Europe, Australia, China, and more. This database contains billions of records in census data that include birth, death, marriage, military (from the colonial to the Vietnam eras), immigration, emigration, burial, and baptism records, as well as family histories (including Jewish families), court and legal documents, ship lists, phone and other directories, photos, maps and more. Multimedia include family and gravestone photos, postcards, newsreels and more. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by ProQuest. This database is only available on-campus.

Scripps Papers (1868-1926; XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains a growing collection of letters and photos from the Scripps Manuscript Collection at Ohio University. Edward Willis Scripps (1854-1926) was a businessman and journalist associated with the founding of the Scripps Howard chain of newspapers and the United Press International independent news gathering company. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Student Research Center (much full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) provides students in grades 6 through 12 an easy-to-use search interface for databases such as Columbia Encyclopedia, Health Source: Consumer, MAS Ultra, Middle Search Plus, Newspaper Source, Topic Search, and Vocational and Career Collection. Teacher resources search databases such as Academic Search Premier, ERIC and the Professional Development Collection. Students can easily determine which content sources (magazines, newspapers, biographies, country reports, or film & video) will be included with their search. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the EBSCO Publishing.

World Almanac (1998-present; updated annually; some linked full-text) provides references included in the World Almanac and Book of Facts, World Almanac of the USA, World Almanac of U.S. Politics, World Almanac for Kids, and Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. It also includes WorldCat (books) and FirstSearch (articles) entries for topics searched. It is produced by World Almanac Education Group and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

World Book Web (all full-text; XLinks) includes World Book Dictionary, World Book Atlas, World Book Advanced, World Book Kids, and Enciclopedia Estudiantil Hallazgos. This suite of online research tools delivers encyclopedia articles, primary source collections, educator tools, student activities, pictures, tabular data, research guides, maps, audio and video, as well as encyclopedia articles, special reports, back-in-time articles, periodical articles and related Web sites. Special features include Explore Ohio, Feature of the Month, Behind the Headlines, Surf the Ages, Today in History, and Media Showcase. Educator's Tools includes Ohio Content Standards, Lesson Plan Links, and Professional Links. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by World Book, Inc.

WorldCat (1000 BC-present; updated daily; RefWorks help) contains millions of bibliographic records for all material cataloged by OCLC member libraries. It includes books, computer programs, films and slides, journals and magazines, chapters, papers, manuscripts, maps, musical scores, newspapers, sound recordings, videotapes and websites. It also includes Net First and the Union List of Periodicals. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

WorldCat.org (updated daily; RefWorks help; XLinks) lets users search the collections of libraries in your community and thousands more around the world. You can search for popular books, music CDs and videos; you can discover many new kinds of digital content, such as downloadable audiobooks; you may also find article citations with links to their full text (export articles to RefWorks to display the FindIt icon and link to the full-text, when available); authoritative research materials, such as documents and photos of local or historic significance; and digital versions of rare items that aren't available to the public. Resources are available in many languages. Users can create a free account to create lists of favorites, bibliographies, and reviews. Owning libraries are displayed in descending order by the number of miles from your geographic location or zip code. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Wright Brothers Digital Photographs (XLinks) is a part of OhioLINK's Digital Media Center and contains a collection of photographs documenting the invention of the airplane, the lives of the Wright Family, and the Wright brothers' flying exhibitions in Europe and the United States. The collection provides thorough coverage of the Wright brothers' early inventive period documenting their early gliders and flight testing in both North Carolina and Ohio. Much of it should show that Orville and Wilbur Wright were technically excellent photographers who painstakingly documented their process of invention. The content posted to date also provides a valuable record of their home life, camp life, and the flora and fauna of the Outer Banks 100 year ago. These photos are from The Wright Brothers Collection housed in Special Collections and Archives at the Wright State University Libraries, one of the most complete collections of Wright material in the world. The user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

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.

American Song (XLinks) is a history database that allows users to hear the music from America's past. It includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, cowboys, and more. It includes the songs of the Civil Rights Movement, political campaigns, prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. Other genres include bluegrass, blues, cajun/zydeco, Carribean, folk, hip-hop, jazz, Latin, ragtime, rhythm & blues, sacred, and stage & screen. It includes all content from African-American Song which documents the history of African-American music in an online music listening service. This release features 4,018 albums and 68,114 tracks. Users should click the Sign in link and register to create a playlist. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Annals of American History (all full-text; XLinks) is an encyclopedia that covers the arts, business, democracy, discrimination, diversity, education, expansion, family, government, imperialism, labor, law, leisure, peace, religion,and war. It provides 2,000 primary documents in American history, including speeches, historical accounts, memoirs, editorials and cultural criticism. Multimedia files include over 500 pictures, hundreds of video clips, and audio files of famous speeches. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Asian American Drama (1891-present; all full-text; XLinks) contains 252 plays by 42 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. About half of the plays have never been published before. It includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays. The plays themselves have been selected using leading bibliographies. Users can search by authors, characters, productions, companies, years, plays, theaters, subjects and related resources. The showcase includes images of brochures, playbills, fliers, etc. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Bibliography of Native North Americans (16th century-present; some full-text; tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) covers all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life and will appeal to anyone interested in exploring the contributions, struggles, and issues surrounding North America's indigenous peoples. It also covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. It contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. The database is an essential research tool for anthropologists, educators, historians, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, legal and medical researchers, linguists, theologians, ethnobotanists, and policy makers. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by EBSCO Publishing.

Britannica Online Japan (all full-text; XLinks) is a comprehensive reference source in the Japanese language for students and researchers. It contains over 155,000 articles from the complete Britannica International Encyclopedia, as well as 8,500 images, illustrations and maps. It maintains its currency with articles from the Britannica International Yearbook and regularly updated homepage features. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.

Britannica Online Korea (all full-text; XLinks) is an authoritative Korean-language reference source that includes more than 110,000 articles from the Korean version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, the Korean Britannica Book of the Year, Yonsei University's Korean Dictionary, and a world atlas. It includes more than 19,300 photos, graphics, animations, videos, and audio clips. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.

Britannica Concise Encyclopedia (Chinese) (all full-text; XLinks) provides 14,000 articles in Simplified Chinese with 1,600 images and 200 maps. Primary subject areas include life sciences, natural science, social science, engineering, technology, history, geography, philosophy, religion, humanities, arts, sports, and recreation. Article titles are provided in both English and Simplified Chinese. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.

Classical Music Library (XLinks) is a streaming classical music service for libraries that enables listening and learning. Browse alphabetical lists of composers, artists, conductors, ensemble, instrument, genre, period and label. Genres include orchestral, chamber, instrumental, stage & screen, vocal & choral, and opera & operetta. It includes images and biographies of artists and conductors, a glossary and definitions of historical music periods. Users can register to create personal playlist folders. Faculty can arrange to have course folders of music selections created for students in their classes. Faculty should contact the research help desk at 513 745-4808 or askus@xavier.edu to make these arrangements. It is produced by Classical International, Inc. and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press. This subscription is limited to 8 simultaneous users. Old URL.

Early Encounters in North America: Peoples, Cultures and the Environment (1534-1860; all full-text; XLinks) includes about 1,000 primary sources describing North American peoples, cultures and environment that appear in key bibliographies for this academic discipline. It permits searches by author, year, source, place, environment, encounter, fauna, flora, peoples, images, personal event or cultural event. It includes the letters, diaries and memoirs of more than 1,440 authors. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

Edgecliff College Student Newspaper (1935-1980; all full-text; general copyright information) contains the entire content in digital format of the Edgecliff College student newspaper. Edgecliff College, formerly Our Lady of Cincinnati College, merged with Xavier University in 1980. The newspaper contains over 1,200 pages and chronicles the everyday life and general activities of students. The digital version is provided in searchable PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format) files. It was scanned in 2010 from microfilm copies. Users can browse individual issues and years or search the full-text content. The microfilm version is housed in the library's archives.The Edgecliff College Newspaper is published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm.

Edgecliff College Yearbook (1970-1972 & 1978-1979; all full-text; general copyright information) contains the entire content in digital format of the Edgecliff College Yearbook. Edgecliff College, formerly Our Lady of Cincinnati College, merged with Xavier University in 1980. The five yearbooks contain a total of 650 pages and depict students and activities at the college for this period of time. The digital version is provided in searchable PDF (Adobe’s Portable Document Format). It was scanned in 2010 from microfilm copies. Users can browse individual issues and years or search the full-text content. The microfilm version is housed in the library’s archives. The yearbook is published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm.

Encyclopaedia Universalis (French) (all full-text; XLinks) is the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the French Language. It provides access to more than 33,000 articles; 17,000 media items; a world atlas with over 700 maps; an integrated dictionary with 120,000 entries; and a guide to selected websites. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Accessible only through the general Global Reference Center link. Scroll down the page to the specific resource.

Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online (updated regularly; all full-text; XLinks) is an online version of Routledge's 10-volume 1998 print philosophy encyclopedia. It features 2,000 original entries from a team of over 1,300 of the world's most respected scholars and philosophers. It contains 25,000 hot-linked cross-references between articles. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Routledge.

Encyclopedia of Religion (2nd edition; all full-text; RefWorks help; XLinks) is considered a standard reference in religion. This electronic book/database presents a cross-cultural approach that emphasizes religion's role within everyday life and as a unique experience from culture to culture. The original 2,750 entries have been retained, many heavily updated, and approximately 600 entirely new articles have been added by an international team of scholars and contributors. It can be searched by keyword or phrase or browsed by volume, table of contents, or back-of-the-book index. It also contains images and photographs, as well as a dictionary. It is produced by Macmillan Reference and the user interface is provided by Gale Cengage Learning.

Global Reference Center (all full-text; XLinks) contains comprehensive online content in a variety of global languages: Spanish Reference Center, Britannica Online Japan, Britannica Online Korea, Britannica Pocket Encyclopedia (in Simplified Chinese), Encyclopaedia Universalis (in French). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

History of Science, Technology and Medicine (1973-present; updated quarterly; some full-text; RefWorks help) covers the history of all scientific disciplines. Subjects include agricultural sciences, alchemy, anthropology, archaeology, astrology, astronomy, biological sciences, biotechnology, chemistry, computer and information sciences, electronics, engineering, environmental sciences, geography, historiography, mathematics, medical sciences, military technology, natural history, neurosciences, occult sciences, paleontology, pharmacy, physics, psychiatry, psychology, public health and technology. It indexes 9,500 journals as well as conference proceedings, books, dissertations, maps and other materials. It is produced by the Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza, Wellcome Library, Society for the History of Technology, and History of Science Society. The user interface is provided by OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).

Moses Dawson Correspondence (1811-1844) consists of letters written between 1811 and 1844 to Moses Dawson, editor of the Cincinnati Advertiser, which later became the Cincinnati Enquirer. The letters were written by four American presidents (Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, James Knox Polk, and William Henry Harrison), military personnel, and other notable individuals. The collection includes digitized versions of the original letters, transcriptions of the letters, biographical information about Dawson and selected correspondents, finding aids, a thesis written about Dawson by a Xavier University student, documents describing the time period, and newspaper announcements about the collection, all in portable document format (PDF). The collection was given to Xavier University in 1934 by Joseph Debar, a prominent alumnus of Xavier University, who acquired it from his father-in-law, Moses Dawson.. The collection was published by Xavier University and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK's Digital Media Resource Center (DMRC).

Nurse Theorists: Portraits of Excellence (streaming videos), contains videos of 22 innovative women who are widely regarded as nursing's premier scholars: Virginia Henderson, Myra Levine, Dorothy Johnson, Rosemarie Parse, Sr. Callista Roy, Florence Nightingale, Martha Rogers, Hildegard Peplau, Madeleine Leininger, Dorothea Orem, Reva Rubin, Betty Newman, Imogene King, Margaret Newman, Ida Orlando Pelletier, Jean Watson, Helen Erickson, Pamela Reed, Merle Mishet, Afaf Meleis, Patricia Benner, and Nola Pender. The entry for each theorist includes a bibliography of the their writings and a resource list of helpful websites and organizations. The original video series was produced by the Helene Fuld Health Trust and the user interface is provided by FITNE. Flash, Shockwave, or Quicktime players are required to view the videos. Click Required Plugins to download one of these programs. To access, click the Subscriptions tab and then select the resource you want. If there is no Subscriptions tab, click the VLRC login button at the top of the page (contact the research help desk at 51 745-4808 or askus@xavier.edu for the user name and password).

Oxford Art Online (prehistory-1990's; updated monthly; all full-text; temporary off-campus link; XLinks) is the online version of the 1996 edition of Dictionary of Art and the 2001 edition of the Oxford Companion to Western Art. It also contains Grove Art Online, Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and direct links from articles in Oxford Art Online to ARTstor and Art Resources. It contains 45,000 articles on every aspect of the visual arts (painting, sculpture, graphic arts, architecture, decorative arts, photography) and contains biographical information on over 20,000 artists, patrons, collectors, and dealers with bibliographic citations at the end of each article. It also contains many embedded images and links to external images. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press.

Oxford Music Online (updated quarterly and annually; all full-text; temporary off-campus link; XLinks) is the online version of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition in 29 volumes). It also contains Grove Music Online, New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes), New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (second edition; 3 volumes), Oxford Dictionary of Music (2nd ed.), and the Oxford Companion to Music. It contains more than 25 million words and 29,000 articles by 6,000 contributors. It provides an integrated music resource that covers all aspects of music. It contains sophisticated search capabilities; cross-referencing; links from articles in Oxford Music Online to RLIM, DRAM and Classical Music Library sites (click the Related Content tab). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Art and Architecture (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 8 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering architecture, art, art terms, artists, modern design, western art and twentieth century art. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Biological Sciences (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 6 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering biology, the body, ecology, plant sciences, scientists and zoology. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Classics (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 5 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering classical civilization, classical literature and who's who in the classical world as well as Latin-English and English-Latin dictionaries. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Computing (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 3 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works published covering computing and the Internet as well as a dictionary of weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Earth and Environmental Sciences (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 5 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering the earth, earth sciences, ecology, geography and weather. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Economics and Business (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 6 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering accounting, banking, business, economics, finance, human resource management and international financial terms. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Food and Drink (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 3 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering diet, drink, exercise, food and nutrition. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, History (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 22 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American military hisotry, archaeology, Australian hisotry, British history, Canadian history, dynasties of the world, history of modern science, kings and queens of Britain, local and family history, military history, political biography, popes, saints, who's who in the 20th century, world history, World War II, US government, US history and US military. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Literature (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 12 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering 20th century African American, American, classical, English and Irish literature as well as literary terms, Shakespeare, twentieth century English poetry, and writers and their works. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Military History (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 4 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American military history, military history, the US military and World War II. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Performing Arts (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 8 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American theater, dance, music, opera, Shakespeare, theater and who's who in opera. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Physical Sciences & Mathematics (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 7 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering astronomy, chemistry, mathematics, physics, scientists, statistics, and technology as well as weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Politics and Social Sciences (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 10 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering contemporary world history, countries of the world, geography, political biography, politics, politics of the world, psychology, social sciences, sociology and US government. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Religion and Philosophy (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 12 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering the bible, Buddhism, the christian church, Islam, the Jewish religion, people and places of the bible, philosophy, popes, saints and world religions. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Oxford Reference Online, Science (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 24 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering astronomy, biology, the body, chemistry, the earth, earth sciences, ecology, history of modern science, mathematics, medical terms, medicinal drugs, medicine, nursing, physics, plant sciences, psychology, scientists, space exploration, ports science, statistics, weather and zoology as well as weights, measures and units. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

Renaissance Women Online (1400-1700; all full-text; XLinks), included in Women Writers Online, this database is a collection of 100 Renaissance texts from the early modern period accompanied by introductions to the individual works and essays on the cultural context of the period, all written by scholars in the field. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Women Writers Project at Brown University.

Science Online (all full-text; XLinks) is an online encyclopedia and NOT the journal, Science. It offers a comprehensive, curriculum-oriented overview of a broad range of scientific disciplines including biology and life sciences, chemistry, computer science, earth science, environmental science, forensic science, mathematics, physics, space and astronomy, and weather and climate. Content is organized by subject area and type of resource, as well as by national and state science education standards. It contains over 6,800 printable diagrams, illustrations and images; hundreds of videos and flash animations; over 1,000 science experiments and activities indexed by grade and time required; thousands of biographies of key scientists; thousands of definitions; a searchable timeline of science history; and national and state science education standards. Special features include Editor's Selection of the Month and Focus On. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Facts on File.

Something About the Author (all full-text; XLinks) provides page images of the print Something About the Author series and Something About the Author Autobiography series. It examines the lives and works of authors and illustrators of children and young adult literature. It contains more than 12,000 entries that include autobiographies, biographies, and obituaries. Entries include personal and career information, writings, adaptations, sidelights, works cited, illustrations of the author and sample illustrations within their books. Basic and advanced searches are provided as well as browsing by author. Users can reformat documents for reading and can print or email documents. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Gale Group.

Spanish Reference Center (all full-text; XLinks) is the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Spanish language. It includes PlanetaSaber and Enciclopedia Juvenil. PlanetaSaber contains over 145,000 articles, more than 9,100 images, maps, timelines, an atlas, a dictionary, and tables. It is a Spanish language reference resource for native Spanish speakers, bilingual students, and students learning Spanish. Enciclopedia Juvenil provides a Spanish language encyclopedia, images, videos, and learning materials specifically designed or younger learners. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

Twentieth Century African American Poetry (1900-2000; all full-text; XLinks) contains 12,000 poems with biographical profiles of more than 100 African-American poets, including Audre Lorde, Langston Hughes, and Rita Dove, as well as emerging poets. It is produced by ProQuest/Chadwyck-Healey and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK. See also African American Poetry Collection 1760-1900, or search all six databases in the Poetry Group.

Women and Social Movements (1600-2000; all full-text; XLinks) contains 79 document projects consisting of 2,400 documents from 1,700 primary authors. It includes local, state, and federal Commissions on the Status of Women from 1963 to the present. Publications include reports, pamphlets, posters, reviews, teaching tools and ephemeral materials. Users can browse by sources, authors, documents, images, document projects, teaching tools, social movements, subjects and bibliography. This database will eventually include the complete 5 volumes of Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.

XU Student Newspaper XU Digital Student Newspaper (1915-1 year from present; all full-text; general copyright information) contains the entire content in digital format of Xavier University's student newspaper, The Newswire. The student newspaper reports on key historical events and gives students' reflections and viewpoints on events of national and local importance, such as the death of President Kennedy and the nation at war in the 1940s. The voice of change throughout Xavier's history, the newspaper documents the merger of Edgecliff College, the effects of coeducation, and the introduction of computers on campus. Most importantly the newspaper chronicles everyday life and general activities, from athletic achievements on the field to Xavier's Centennial celebration. The newspaper collection was scanned in 2007 from microfilm copies. The digital version is provided in searchable PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format). Users can browse individual issues and years or search the full-text content. The microfilm version is housed in the library's archives. XU Digital Newspaper is published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm.

XU Digital Photographs (general copyright information; how to cite and fair use handout;) is a pilot project featuring digital images from the university archives of participating AJCU (Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities) institutions. University archives typically serve as the chief historical resource for materials about a university, its people, programs and culture. Xavier University's contributions to the pilot AJCU collection include 11 historical photographs depicting alumni activities, a historical campus view, general science classes, Bellarmine Chapel dedication, the journey of St. Francis Xavier mural, and the Union Building cafeteria. Each digital image includes a title, repository, original and copyright dates, description, thumbnail and larger images, subjects and contributor. The XU Digital Photographs are published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm.

XU Digital Yearbooks (1924-2005; all full-text; general copyright information) contains the full-text of Xavier University's student yearbook. Named after the University's mascot, the Musketeer, the yearbook was published from 1924 to 2005 with several gaps in publication: no yearbooks were published from 1943-1946 due to World War II and yearbooks were not published in 1972-1973 or 1988-1989. The yearbook ceased publication in 2005 due to a lack of student interest and poor sales. The yearbooks chronicle every academic year with text and pictures of students, faculty, and events, with occasional sections on world events. The yearbooks constitute a pictorial history of the Xavier University campus, its students, administrators and faculty. It is an especially rich source for understanding student life and activities, including academics, honor societies, clubs, student government, performances, publications, debates & oratoricals, contests & awards, proms & balls, homecomings, intramural sports and athletics. The yearbook collection was scanned in 2006 from original print copies housed in the Xavier University Library. The digital version is provided in searchable PDF (Adobe's Portable Document Format). Users can browse and/or search all volumes, individual years or the full-text content. The print version of the yearbook is available in the library's reference and special collections; the microfilm version is housed in the library's archives. XU Digital Yearbooks is published by Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, and the user interface is provided by CONTENTdm.