Welcome to the Guide!
This research guide was created by Elizabeth Sanderson, your librarian, specifically for your EGL 102 class. Here you will find resources and tools that will help you successfully navigate the research process. If you have any questions along the way, don't hesitate to reach out either by email or via Ask a Librarian chat. You can also stop in at Skokie and Des Plaines campuses for assistance during library hours.
In this guide you will find information on how to:
- Identify popular and peer reviewed articles.
- Understand the peer review process.
- Discern reliability in online resources.
- Search Oakton library databases and Oakton's Whole Library (OWL).
- Create proper MLA Citations.
- Understand what plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
Your librarian
Elizabeth Sanderson
I am a research librarian and a former online Oakton student. I also teach art history and visual culture. I have lots of experience from all sides of the college experience and I am here to help you find whatever materials and information that might help your research. You can contact me through email at : esanderson@oakton.edu
Local Public Libraries
- Evanston Public LibraryEvanston's library catalog.
- Glencoe Public LibraryGlencoe's public library catalog.
- Glenview Public LibraryGlenview's Library Website. Click the search icon to bring up the catalog.
- Des Plaines Public LibraryDes Plaines library catalog.
- Mount Prospect Public LibraryMount Prospect's library catalog.
- Morton Grove Public LibraryMorton Grove's library catalog.
- Park Ridge Public LibraryPark Ridge's library catalog.
- Niles-Maine District LibraryNiles-Maine's library catalog.
- Lincolnwood Public LibraryLincolnwood's library catalog.
- Winnetka-Northfield Public Library DistrictCatalog serving the community libraries of both Winnetka and Northfield.
- Kenilworth Public LibraryKenilworth's library catalog.
Chicago History Guide
- Chicago RegionAn Oakton Research Guide on the Chicago Region.