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Acquisitions | Circulation | Collection Development | Education Services | Document Delivery | General | Instructions for Linking to Library Resources | Library Research Assignments | Plagiarism | Reference Assistance | Reference Management Software | Reserves | Searching Resources

General

• Converting Documents to PDF (Portable Document Format)
• Copyright Information
• Faculty library privileges
• Library Notice of Responsible Use (PDF)
• Policy for Responsible Use of Computing and Communications Technologies
• Users' Guide (PDF)
• Using Library Resources from Off-Campus Locations (video)
• What the library can do for Passport patrons
• Who to Contact for Questions About

Circulation

• Borrowing Privileges (PDF)
• Online Requesting of Materials Available at OhioLINK Libraries
• My Library Record 
• Passport Borrowing Privileges (PDF)
• Passport Form (AJCU Reciprocal Borrowing)
• Passport Policies (AJCU Reciprocal Borrowing)
• Video Circulation Policies

Collection Development/Acquisitions

• Policies and Procedures
• Requesting New Materials
  • Materials Selection & Reviews Databases
  • Online print request form in PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• Library Liaison Program
  • Librarians & XU Academic Department/ Program Liaisons
  • Librarians & their Liaison Responsibilities

Education Services

• Contact Betty Porter at 513 745-4830 or porter@xavier.edu for a faculty orientation or library update
• Information Fluency Competencies (PDF)
• Information fluency program
• Instruction Request Form
• Policies and Procedures
• xu.tutor (information fluency tutorials)

Document Delivery

• Ariel Web Server
  • Troubleshooting Ariel Web Server Problems
• Frequently Asked Questions
• (Electronic Journal Locator & more!)
• Request Forms

Instructions for Linking to Library Resources

• Link to the Library Toolkit
• Add a lnk to an Xtreme Subject Guide in your Blackboard course (PDF)
• Add a link to an Xtreme Subject Guide in your electronic reserves course (PDF)
• Add a link to an Xtreme Subject Guide in your MyXU portal course (PDF)
• Add a link to Electronic Reserves in your Blackboard course (PDF)
• Add a link to Electronic Reserves in your MyXU portal course (PDF)
• Add a link to an article from a library database in your Blackboard course
• Add a link to an article from a library database in your electronic reserves course
• Add a link to an article from a library database in your MyXU portal course

Library Research Assignments

• Alternatives to research papers
• Effective library assignments
• Flow of information
• Assessment

Plagiarism

• Internet Resources
• xu.tutor: preventing plagiarism

Reference Assistance

• Ask-a-Librarian
• Chat with a Librarian (24/7 virtual reference service)
• Email a Librarian
• Reference Services

Reference Management Software

• RefWorks, Direct Link
• RefWorks Help

Reserves

• Electronic Reserves Policies
• Electronic Reserves Faculty Handbook (Word document)
• Link to Electronic Reserves from Blackboard (PDF)
• Link to Electronic Reserves from MyXU (PDF)
• Placing Materials on Reserve

Searching Resources

• Exporting Records in XPLORE
• Limiting Search Results in XPLORE
• Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
• Saving & Re-executing Searches
• XPLORE Tips & Tricks (html file)
• XPLORE Tips & Tricks (pdf file)