Xavier University Library: Help: Link to the Library Toolkit

Print the instructions you need, and then follow some easy steps for placing links to the library in your courses.

Select from the following list of library links. The Internet address or URL you need for creating the link is in red below the title and description of the link. URLs for librarian liaisons and Xtreme Subject Guides are on separate pages - just click the link provided to go to these pages.

Borrowing OhioLINK Materials
Use this 3-minute video with audio for an introduction to the OhioLINK Library Catalog and learn how to borrow OhioLINK materials online. This video requires a free version of Macromedia Flash Player to view (http://www.macromedia.com/downloads/).
http://www.ohiolink.edu/ostaff/videos/CAT_Intro.swf

Chat with a Librarian
Use this virtual reference service to obtain help from a librarian 24/7.
http://academic.knowitnow.org/

Librarian Liaisons
Contact your librarian liaison for help researching papers and other library-dependent assignments.
Librarian liaison links

Items in Research Databases
Insert the library's proxy address (http://libproxy.xu.edu:2048/login?url=) immediately before any stable/persistent URL for individual items found in library research databases and full-text journal collections. Instructions for identifying an article's stable/persistent URL can be found within each database description (XLinks) in the library's research database lists; for example:

For example, the stable/persistent URL for linking to an article in the above database, Academic Search Premier, is:
http://libproxy.xu.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.epnet.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&an=17539763

Off-Campus Access to Library Resources
Use this 2-minute video to learn how to use library resources at home or at work.
http://www.xavier.edu/library/help/login.htm

Users' Guide
Use this 12-page booklet for everything you need know about the library's print and electronic resources and services.
http://www.xavier.edu/library/help/guide.pdf

XPLORE Tips & Tricks
Use this 2-page document in portable document format (PDF) for help searching XPLORE, the library's online catalog.
http://www.xavier.edu/library/database_guides/xplore_tips.pdf

xu.tutor
Use the library's online tutorials to help create research strategies that ensure reliable and relevant search results.
http://www.xu.edu/library/xututor/index.cfm

Xtreme Subject Guides
Use an Xtreme Subject Guide to find articles in research databases, books, journals media, websites, a librarian liaison and context specific help to complete library-dependent assignments for this course.
Xtreme Subject Guide links