ACCUNET
Multimedia Archive/AP Images (1840-present; updated daily; full-text captions) contains
over 750,000 of the Associated Press' best photographs, over 380,000 audio files
(requiring RealPlayer) and links to 800,000 full-text articles. About 800 photos
are added daily and about 200 photos from the historical collection are added
monthly. It includes maps, graphs, charts, logos, flags and illustrations, including
2,000 graphics using Spanish instead of English. Audio files, images and other
graphics may be downloaded and used for educational purposes. Educators may search
by state and grade level for images applicable to a specific state curriculum
standard. It is produced by the Associated Press and the user interface is provided
by Accuweather, Inc.
American Song (XLinks) Is a history database that allows users to hear the music from America's past. It includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, cowboys, and more. It includes the songs of the Civil Rights Movement, political campaigns, prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. Other genres include bluegrass, blues, cajun/zydeco, Carribean, folk, hip-hop, jazz, Latin, ragtime, rhythm & blues, sacred, and stage & screen. It includes all content from African-American Song which documents the history of African-American music in an online music listening service. This release features 4,018 albums and 68,114 tracks. Users should click the Sign in link and register to create a playlist. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street
Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.
Classical
Music Library (XLinks) is a streaming classical music service for libraries that
enables listening and learning. Browse alphabetical lists of composers, artists,
conductors, ensemble, instrument, genre, period and label. Genres include orchestral,
chamber, instrumental, stage & screen, vocal & choral, and opera & operetta. It includes images and biographies of artists and conductors, a glossary
and definitions of historical music periods. Users can register to create personal playlist folders. Faculty can arrange to have course folders of music selections created for students in their classes. Faculty should contact the reference desk at 513 745-4808 or askus@xavier.edu to make these arrangements. It is produced by Classical International,
Inc. and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press. This subscription is limited to 8 simultaneous users. Old URL.
Classical
Scores Library (Renaissance-21st century; XLinks) currently provides over 800 scores with plans to build to 8,000 scores, including both public domain and in-copyright items from Boosey and Hawkes. Major composers as well as many lesser known composers are represented, including notable 20th century composers. Score types include full, miniature, piano, vocal, and fragment. Users can search for a score by composer, work/opus number, key, genre, instrument, time period, title, score type, duration, editor, arranger, or publisher. The whole score is viewable and printable as a PDF document. If there is a corresponding track in the Classical Music Library database, just click to listen to the music while viewing the score. Scores can be saved in playlists. It is produced by Classical International,
Inc. and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press.
CultureGrams
(all full-text; XLinks) includes a world, children and states editions. It contains a photo gallery, recipe
collection, famous people, data tables and definitions. Select from an A-Z list
of countries/regions/states or select an area on a map. Each country includes
a detailed map, flag, national anthem, current time, currency converter, recipe
collection, facts and statistics as well as sections on history, climate, the
people, customs, courtesies, lifestyle and society. It is produced by and the
user interface is provided by Brigham Young University.
Naxos Music Library
(XLinks) contains the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues of over 165,000 tracks, including classical music, Jazz World and chinese music. It includes biographical information on composers or artists included in the database. Users can select works by composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre. Playlists can be casily created for educational assignments or for hours of personal enjoyment. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Naxo
Music Library. This resource is limited to 5 simultaneous users and requires Adobe Flash Player.
Oxford Music Online (updated quarterly and
annually; all full-text; temporary off-campus link; XLinks) is the online version of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition in
29 volumes). It also contains Grove Music Online, New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes), New Grove Dictionary
of Jazz (second edition; 3 volumes), Oxford Dictionary of Music (2nd ed.), and the Oxford Companion to Music. It contains more than 25 million words and 29,000
articles by 6,000 contributors. It provides an integrated music resource that covers all aspects of music. It contains sophisticated search capabilities;
cross-referencing; links from articles in Oxford Music Online to RLIM, DRAM and Classical Music Library sites (click the Related Content tab). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford
University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Images
ACCUNET
Multimedia Archive/AP Images (1840-present; updated daily; full-text captions) contains
over 750,000 of the Associated Press' best photographs, over 380,000 audio files
(requiring RealPlayer) and links to 800,000 full-text articles. About 800 photos
are added daily and about 200 photos from the historical collection are added
monthly. It includes maps, graphs, charts, logos, flags and illustrations, including
2,000 graphics using Spanish instead of English. Audio files, images and other
graphics may be downloaded and used for educational purposes. Educators may search
by state and grade level for images applicable to a specific state curriculum
standard. It is produced by the Associated Press and the user interface is provided
by Accuweather, Inc.
AdCritic.com (images and video; much full-text) delivers the latest
news and information about the advertising and commercial production industries
and offers a growing database of the best creative work. It covers latest spots,
breaking news, opinion, AdCritic top 20, anniversary top 50, music, events (Super
Bowl, Cannes Festival), no-spot film festival, production preview, who did that
spot, images & footage, location scout, and features from the editorial staff
of Creativity Magazine published by Advertising Age Group. It is produced
by Advertising Age Group's network of sites. Please contact the reference
desk at 513 745-4808 for user name and password information. This subscription is limited to only 1 user at a time.
American National Biography (updated quarterly; all full-text; XLinks) is the online version of
American National Biography published in 1999 in 24 volumes. It offers portraits of more than
17,400 men and women, from all eras and walks of life, whose lives have shaped American history. It contains
thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and Oxford Companion to United States History. Special features include biography of the day, a
teacher's guide, 12 jumpstart your research topics, and special collections (Black History, Women's History, Asian Pacific American Heritage, Hispanic Heritage, and American Indian Heritage). It is published by and
the user interface is provided by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of
Learned Societies.
American Song (XLinks) Is a history database that allows users to hear the music from America's past. It includes songs by and about American Indians, miners, immigrants, slaves, children, pioneers, cowboys, and more. It includes the songs of the Civil Rights Movement, political campaigns, prohibition, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, anti-war protests, and more. Other genres include bluegrass, blues, cajun/zydeco, Carribean, folk, hip-hop, jazz, Latin, ragtime, rhythm & blues, sacred, and stage & screen. It includes all content from African-American Song which documents the history of African-American music in an online music listening service. This release features 4,018 albums and 68,114 tracks. Users should click the Sign in link and register to create a playlist. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street
Press in collaboration with the University of Chicago.
Biography
Resource Center (all full-text; XLinks) contains over 330,000 biographies on nearly
220,000 people from nearly 80 sources, such as Contemporary Authors, Encyclopedia
of World Biography, Contemporary Black Biography and Religious Leaders
of America. It provides quick reference information on 900,00 people in the
Complete Marquis Who's Who®. It covers people throughout
history, around the world and across all disciplines and subject areas. It includes
full-text articles from more than 250 magazines and 20,000 images. Search for
people by birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.
It is produced by and the user interface is provided by the Gale Group. This subscription is limited to 2 simultaneous users.
Classical
Music Library (XLinks) is a streaming classical music service for libraries that
enables listening and learning. Browse alphabetical lists of composers, artists,
conductors, ensemble, instrument, genre, period and label. Genres include orchestral,
chamber, instrumental, stage & screen, vocal & choral, and opera & operetta. It includes images and biographies of artists and conductors, a glossary
and definitions of historical music periods. Users can register to create personal playlist folders. Faculty can arrange to have course folders of music selections created for students in their classes. Faculty should contact the reference desk at 513 745-4808 or askus@xavier.edu to make these arrangements. It is produced by Classical International,
Inc. and the user interface is provided by Alexander Street Press. This subscription is limited to 8 simultaneous users. Old URL.
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.
Naxos Music Library
(XLinks) contains the complete Naxos and Marco Polo catalogues of over 165,000 tracks, including classical music, Jazz World and chinese music. It includes biographical information on composers or artists included in the database. Users can select works by composer, artist, period, year of composition, instrument or genre. Playlists can be casily created for educational assignments or for hours of personal enjoyment. It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Naxo
Music Library. This resource is limited to 5 simultaneous users and requires Adobe Flash Player.
New
York Times Historical Database (1851-within four years of the present;
all full-text; updated annually; RefWorks
help; XLinks) contains full-page and article images of every page of every issue,
cover to cover, in downloadable PDF. It includes ads, comics, cartoons, photos,
maps and other graphics. It is produced by the New York Times and the user interface
is provided by ProQuest.
Oxford Music Online (updated quarterly and
annually; all full-text; temporary off-campus link; XLinks) is the online version of New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition in
29 volumes). It also contains Grove Music Online, New Grove Dictionary of Opera (4 volumes), New Grove Dictionary
of Jazz (second edition; 3 volumes), Oxford Dictionary of Music (2nd ed.), and the Oxford Companion to Music. It contains more than 25 million words and 29,000
articles by 6,000 contributors. It provides an integrated music resource that covers all aspects of music. It contains sophisticated search capabilities;
cross-referencing; links from articles in Oxford Music Online to RLIM, DRAM and Classical Music Library sites (click the Related Content tab). It is produced by and the user interface is provided by Oxford
University Press. This subscription is limited to 5 simultaneous users.
Videos
AdCritic.com (images and video; much full-text) delivers the latest
news and information about the advertising and commercial production industries
and offers a growing database of the best creative work. It covers latest spots,
breaking news, opinion, AdCritic top 20, anniversary top 50, music, events (Super
Bowl, Cannes Festival), no-spot film festival, production preview, who did that
spot, images & footage, location scout, and features from the editorial staff
of Creativity Magazine published by Advertising Age Group. It is produced
by Advertising Age Group's network of sites. Please contact the reference
desk at 513 745-4808 for user name and password information. This subscription is limited to only 1 user at a time.
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 Alternative is required to view videos. It is compiled by and the user interface
is provided by OhioLINK.
XPLORE Library Catalog
(tips & tricks;
RefWorks help; XLinks; video tutorials) is Xavier library's online public
access catalog. It includes all of the library's books, journals, audiovisuals, and microform materials. Search XPLORE
by keyword, author, title and Library of Congress subject heading. If you don't find what you need,
request it online (printable instructions; video tutorial) from
OhioLINK, the combined library catalog of 88 college, university, public, and state libraries
in Ohio.
To find digital, streaming, DVD, and FHS videos in XPLORE, limit your search results to the Record Type, Proj. Medium (example), or click the links below: