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About Books and eBooks
Libros | كتب | पुस्तकें | کتابیں
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Oakton Library Catalog This link opens in a new windowO.W.L. (Oakton's Whole Library) is Oakton's library catalog and discovery service. Use it to search for books, articles, journals, and multimedia.
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Libby by OverDrive - NILRC This link opens in a new windowBorrow e-books and audio-books through the NILRC Libby/OverDrive Consortium collection. To download and learn how to use the mobile app, see the Libby app site.
Find Background Information and Statistics
Información y Estadísticas | المعلومات والإحصائيات | सूचना एवं सांख्यिकी | معلومات اور شماریات
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Credo Reference - All Subjects Search This link opens in a new windowWhen you're just starting out, look up your topic on Credo. Credo contains subject-specific reference material to help you understand the background of a topic, event, person, and more.
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CQ Press Library This link opens in a new windowLearn about major issues from current and historical perspectives and the inner workings of the U.S. government from authoritative, accessible, and unbiased sources.
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Statista This link opens in a new windowBusiness, marketing, demographic, and economic statistics along with content in the form of infographics, company/industry dossiers, market analytics, and forecasts.
Research Vocabulary
Citation: The information about a source required to locate the source (eg., title, author, publisher, date, and more), formatted according to a specific style.
Database: An organized, searchable, electronic information storage system
Subject term: a standardized word or phrase that describes a main idea in an article or entry
Keyword: a specific, significant word that describes a topic or appears frequently in discussions of a topic