MY LIBRARY
My Library Privileges
My Library Record

QUICK LINKS
Citation Style Guides
Copyright Information
Finding Articles FAQs
Finding Books FAQs
Help A to Z
Locating Library Materials
Off-Campus Access
RefWorks Help

RESOURCES
Users' Guide
Virtual Tour Video
Xtreme Subject Guides
xu.tutor
26 Steps

Select the help you need from our A to Z list. If the items in this list do not answer your question, please ask-a-librarian or consult 26 Steps to Information Fluency.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G H I | J | K L | M | N | O | P | Q R | S | T | U | V | W X Y Z

A

• Academic Honesty
• Adobe Acrobat Tutorials: tells you how to create PDFs, add and remove pages, change page numbering, add bookmarks and links, and more!
  • Converting Documents to PDF - Portable Document Format (PDF)
  • Tutorials with text plus images from UMI
  • Text only tutorials for older versions of Adobe Acrobat from Brigham Young University
  • Video tutorials from Virginia Tech
• AJCU Reciprocal Borrowing Form (Passport) (PDF)
• AJCU Reciprocal Borrowing Policies (Passport) (PDF)
• Alternatives to research papers
• Alumni Privileges
• Annotated Bibliographies
• Ariel Web Server, Document Delivery
• Ariel Web Server, Troubleshooting Problems, Document Delivery
• Ask-a-Librarian
• Audiobooks, Electronic
• Audiovisual or Book Request Form, New (PDF)

B

• Book Guides
• Borrowing Privileges (select a patron typefrom the select box to begin)
• Blackboard
  • Accessing a RefWorks Account in Blackboard
  • Adding a Link to an Article in a Library Database (PDF)
  • Adding a Link to an Electronic Reserves Course (PDF)
  • Adding a Link to a Library Webpage (PDF)
  • Creating a RefWorks Reading List in Blackboard
  • Setting up Expo Directory (e-Portfolio) (PDF)
• Blackboard Login Instructions
• Book or Audiovisual Request Form, New (PDF)

C

• Call Numbers
• Chat with a Librarian (24/7 virtual reference service)
• Citation Style Guides
• Collection Development, Policies and Procedures
• Copyright Information
  • Copyright Basics (PDF)
  • Fair Use Checklist (PDF)
  • Fair Use Guidelines for Digital Images
  • Xavier Copyright Agent
  • Xavier Copyright Policy

D

• Database Guides
• Database Searches, Saving and Re-executing
• Defining the Question (xu.tutor)
• Document Delivery, Ariel Web Server
• Document Delivery, Ariel Web Server Problems, Troubleshooting
• Document Delivery, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• Document Delivery, Request Forms

E

• Effective Library Assignments
• Electronic Audiobooks
• Electronic Journal Locator
• Electronic Reserves, Adding a Link to a Library Webpage (PDF)
• Electronic Reserves, Adding a Link to an Article in a Library Database (PDF)
• Electronic Reserves Faculty Handbook (PDF)
• Electronic Reserves, Placing Materials on
• Electronic Reserves Policies
• Email a Librarian
• Evaluating Journals (PDF)
• Evaluating Websites (PDF)
• Evaluating Websites (xu.tutor)
• Expo Directory, Setting Up in Blackboard (PDF)
• Exporting Records in XPLORE

F

• Finding Articles
• Finding Books
• Finding Journals: Electronic
• Finding Journals: Print, Microfiche & Microfilm (XPLORE)
• Finding Help (Ask-a-Librarian)
• Finding Websites
• Fitne Laserdisc Player

G, H, I

• Help Desk, XU 513 745-4357
• How to Write Annotated Bibliographies
• How to Write Position Papers
• Identifying Resources (xu.tutor)
• Chat with a Librarian
• Improving a Search (xu.tutor)
• Information Fluency Program
• Information Fluency Tutorials (xu.tutor)
• Instruction (Library ) Request Form (electronic)
• Instruction (Library), Request Form (PDF)
• Instruction (Library), Scheduling
• Instructions to Authors in the Health Sciences
• Interlibrary Loan see Document Delivery
• Internet Guides
• Internet Research Tools
• Internet Search Engine Tips & Tricks
• Internet Search Engines, Comparison Chart (PDF)
• Internet Search Tools, Comparison Chart (PDF)
• Internet Search Engines

J

• Journal Evaluation Criteria (PDF)
• Journal Guides
• Journal Locator, Electronic
• Journal Locator, Print, Microfiche & Microfilm (XPLORE)
• Journals, Scholarly Vs. Popular, Evaluation Criteria (Word document)

K, L

• Liaisons by Department
• Liaisons by Librarian
• Library Assignments, Effective
• Library Assignments (Faculty Workshop)
• Library Instruction, Request Form (electronic)
• Library Instruction, Request Form (PDF)
• Library Instruction, Scheduling
• Library Liaison Program
• Library Locations
• Library Orientation (contact Betty Porter at 513 745-4830 or porter@xavier.edu)
• Library Privileges (select your patron type from the select box to begin)
• Library Staff
• Library Virtual Tour (video with audio)

M

• My Library Privileges (select your patron type from the select box to begin)
• My Library Record (XPLORE)
• MyXU Course, Adding a Link to a Library Webpage ( PDF)
• MyXU Course, Adding a Link to an Article in a Library Database (PDF)
• MyXU Course, Adding a Link to Electronic Reserves (PDF)
• MyXU Login Instructions (PDF)

N

• New Book or Audiovisual Request Form (PDF)
• New Library Materials, Resources for Selecting
• netLibrary electronic books and audiobooks

O

• Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
• Off-Campus Locations, Using Library Resources from (video)

P

• Passport Form (AJCU Reciprocal Borrowing) (PDF)
• Passport Policies (AJCU Reciprocal Borrowing) (PDF)
• Passwords - some research databases (e.g.OT Search, etc.) require a login and password; for this information contact the reference desk at 513 745-4808
• Plagiarism Internet Resources
• Policy for Responsible Use of Computing & Communications Technologies
• Position Papers
• Preventing Plagiarism (xu.tutor)
• Primary v. Secondary Sources (PDF)
• Print & Microform Journal Locator (XPLORE)
• Printing Problems, Troubleshooting

Q, R

• Reference Assistance Services
• RefWorks Help
  • Accessing a RefWorks Account in Blackboard
  • Create Bibliography from List of References
  • Create Bibliography Using Write N Cite (in-text citations)
  • Creating a RefWorks Reading List in Blackboard
  • Exporting Citations from Databases - see database description in Databases A-Z
  • Quick Start Guide (PDF)
  • RefWorks Direct Link
  • Setting Up an Account
  • Shared Accounts (PDF)
• Remote Stacks Journal Request Form
• Remote Stacks Policies & Procedures
• Requesting New Books or Audiovisuals, Procedures
• Requesting New Books or Audiovisuals Form (PDF)
• Requesting New Journals, Procedures
• Requesting OhioLINK Materials
• Requesting OhioLINK Materials (video)
• Resources for Selecting New Library Materials
• Responsible Use of Computing & Communications Technologies, Policy for

S

• Saving and Re-executing Database Searches
• Scholarly Vs. Popular Journals, Evaluation Criteria (Word document)
• Search Engine Tips & Tricks
• Search Engines
• Search Engines, Comparison Chart (PDF)
• Search Tools, Comparison Chart (PDF)
• Selecting New Library Materials, Resources for
• SOS Login Instructions
• Steps to Information Fluency, 26

T

• Troubleshooting Ariel Web Server Problems, Document Delivery
• Troubleshooting Printing Problems

U

• Users' Guide (PDF)
• Using Library Resources from Off-Campus Locations (video)

V

• Video Circulation Policies
• Virtual Library Tour (video with audio)

W, X, Y, Z

• XPLORE, Exporting Records in
• XPLORE Tips & Tricks (PDF)
• XPLORE Tips & Tricks
  • Exporting (printing, emailing, saving) records
  • Limiting records
  • RefWorks help
• Xtreme Subject Guides
• xu.tutor (library information fluency tutorials)
• XU Help Desk 513 745-4357