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Additional Info
- Oakton Library YouTube Channel
Find videos about selecting a database, searching O.W.L., annotated bibliographies and more. - Click here to find out if your class has a research guideChoose "Course Guides" and look for your class.
- How to use Nexis UniIncludes a text-only file when you follow the link
- Get Writing Help from the Tutoring CenterThe Learning Center offers free tutoring to all Oakton students in a variety of subjects. Whether you're just getting started on a research paper or preparing for a math final, our peer, professional, and faculty tutors are available on both campuses and online. To work with a writing tutor, request an appointment.
Databases - Articles on Any Topic
- OWLSearch for books, articles, and more.
- Academic Search Complete EBSCO This link opens in a new windowProvides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals - of which more than 7,300 are peer-reviewed journals.
- SocINDEX Full Text EBSCO This link opens in a new windowProvides more than 860 full-text titles including core sociology peer-reviewed journals.
- Access World News This link opens in a new windowNewsBank provides a comprehensive collection of reliable news sources covering a wide array of topics and issues.
- Chicago Tribune ProQuest This link opens in a new windowProvides searchable full-text daily Chicago Tribune articles from 1985 to the present.
Background Information & Statistics
- 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.
- Credo Reference - All Subjects Search This link opens in a new windowContains dictionaries, bilingual dictionaries, thesauri, encyclopedias, quotations and atlases, plus a wide range of subject-specific titles.
