Includes full text for nearly 770 journals indexed in CINAHL (Current Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature).
Provides a core collection covering more than 542 full-text titles - of which 441 are peer-reviewed - in many medical disciplines including nursing and allied health.
Provides information on many health topics including the medical sciences, food sciences and nutrition, childcare, sports medicine and general health. Provides access to nearly 500 full text, consumer health magazines and journals.
For your convenience, the Oakton Library provides multiple options for online students who need to access books.
Print: Visit either the Des Plaines Campus or Skokie/Ray Hartstein Campus to check out books. Search our catalog, also known as O.W.L. Oakton's Whole Library, to find materials.
eBooks: Reach thousands of e-books through the Library website. If prompted, log in with your myOakton username and password.
I-Share: Oakton belongs to I-Share, a group of over 80 academic libraries in Illinois that partner to share resources. You can check out books at any I-Share library using your Oakton Library card, or you can request books be sent to either campus at Oakton for you to pick up.
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