Xavier University Library: Database Guides: English as a Second Language (ESL)

Academic Search Complete (1985-present; updated daily; more full-text; video tutorials; RefWorks help; XLinks) is a multidisciplinary database that covers nearly all academic areas of study, including social sciences, humanities, education, computer sciences, engineering, language, linguistics, the arts, literature, medical sciences and ethnic studies. 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.

LexisNexis Academic (all full-text; RefWorks help) covers a wide variety of subjects including law, government, international affairs, politics, current events, business and medicine. Legal research provides federal and state cases, Shepard's citations, federal and state codes, tax law, Canadian court cases and legislation, law reviews, and patents. Business research allows users to create company profiles, lists, and comparisons, as well as SEC filings, account and country profiles. Company reports can be created and data can be downloaded into spreadsheets. The People tab allows users to find obituaries, elected officials, and industry contacts. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by LexisNexis. (Interfaces: News; Power Search; Easy Search)

Oxford Reference Online, English Dictionaries and Thesauruses (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 6 Amercian and English dictionaries and thesauruses. 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, English Language Reference (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 11 encyclopedias, dictionaries and reference works covering American usage and style, abbreviations, English grammar, English language, entymology, eponyms, foreign terms in English, idioms, linguistics, modern English usage and proverbs. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.

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. Real Media Player or Real Media Alternative is required to view videos. It is compiled by and the user interface is provided by OhioLINK.

Learning Express Library (quick start guide; complete list of tests; ) offers students and adults unlimited, 24/7 access to targeted skill-building interactive courses in math, reading, and writing, as well as tutorials in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook found in the Computer Skills section. There are hundreds of online interactive practice tests that prepare users for several types of standardized testing, including tests for school achievement, school skill improvement, advanced placement, U.S. citizenship, civil service, real estate, law enforcement, military entrance, nursing school entrance, college entrance, graduate school entrance, and cosmetology, as well as the ACT, ASVAB, CBEST, CUNY, EMS, GED, GMAT, GRE, LSAT, MCAT, PPST, SAT, THEA, and TOEFL. Complete answer explanations accompany each response so that patrons understand why a particular answer is correct or incorrect. All practice tests include instant diagnostic score reports that help patrons to target those skill areas that need the most attention. To help students master the SAT and recently added essay, instant score reports provide immediate feedback on how well they performed in each of five writing skill areas. To use this database, users must first set up an account on campus or at an Ohio public library or school. Click this link for off-campus access to nursing licensure (NCLEX) and continuing education (select Jobs & Careers Learning Center).

Literary Reference Center (all full-text; video 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) 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 Contemporay 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.

Oxford Reference Online, Modern Languages (all full-text; XLinks; RefWorks help) is a cross-searchable database of 14 bilingual dictionaries covering French, German, Italian and Spanish languages. It includes business dictionaries for French and Spanish. It is published by and the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.