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MyXU (Campus Portal) Help

  • Begin here: Create your MyXU campus portal account (PDF | Word document )
  • Admissions Office (513) 745-3301
  • Help Desk (513) 745-4357

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  • Borrowing Privileges:
  • My Library Record:
    • Displays what you have checked out, indicates when items are overdue, tracks OhioLINK requests, and lets you renew materials
    • Help page
  • Begin here: XPLORE library Catalog
    • Procedures:
      • Books and other materials are requested online.
      • Find the book you want, click the Request button, enter your MyXU portal user name and password, and select the Pickup Location of Online Student.
      • For online students who live more than 30 miles from campus and who are not attending any classes on campus, materials are delivered via UPS in 3-5 days.
      • Students should return these materials via UPS.
      • Students who do not meet the above criteria need to pick up and return XPLORE materials on campus at the Connection Center desk in the Conaton Learning Commons.
    • Help:
      • Tips & Tricks for Searching XPLORE (WEB | PDF)
      • Exporting (printing, emailing, saving) Records in XPLORE (WEB)
      • Limiting Records in XPLORE (WEB)
  • OhioLINK Library Catalog
    • Procedures:
      • For students living in the State of Ohio:
        • OhioLINK materials are requested online.
        • Find the book you want, click the Request button, select Xavier University as your institution, enter your MyXU portal user name and password, and select the Pickup Location of an OhioLINK library close to where you live.
        • Materials are delivered to the OhioLINK library you selected in 3-5 days.
        • Materials should be returned to the OhioLINK library you selected.
      • For students living outside the State of Ohio:
        • OhioLINK materials are requested online.
        • Find the book you want, click the Request button, select Xavier University as your institution, enter your MyXU portal user name and password, and select the Pickup Location of Xavier Online Student.
        • Materials are delivered to you in 5-10 days via UPS.
        • Return these materials to Xavier via UPS.
    • Help:
      • Requesting OhioLINK Materials Tutorial (PDF | Word)
  • Books & Audiovisuals Not at Xavier or in OhioLINK:
    • Request these materials through ILLiad
    • ILLiad Instructions
    • These materials are delivered to you via UPS in 10-15 days.
    • Return these materials to Xavier via UPS.

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