eJournals and eBooks
Find eBooks and eJournals using the Oakton College Library catalog. Select "Available Online" when conducting your search.
eBooks
- Dictionary of Classical Mythology
eBook by Jennifer R. March, c. 2014 - Defining Digital Humanities
eBook edited by Melissa M. Terras, c. 2013 - Screening the Sacred : Religion, Myth, and Ideology in Popular American Film
eBook by Joel W. Martin and Conrad Eugene Ostwalt, c. 2018 - 100 Ideas that Changed Art
eBook by Michael Bird, c. 2012
eJournals
- Journal of Film and VideoPeer-reviewed journal from University Film and Video Association
- Journal of Gender StudiesPeer-reviewed journal from Hull Centre for Gender Studies
- HumanitiesJournal from the National Endowment for the Humanities
- Interdisciplinary HumanitiesJournal from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Streaming Music and Video
- Oakton's Film PlatformAccess to Oakton's subscribed collection that contains educational films, documentaries, and feature films on a variety of subject matter.
Websites
- World Factbook This link opens in a new window
Prepared by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) for the use of US Government officials, The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 266 world entities.
- Background NotesThis U.S. Department of State website includes facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty.
- United NationsThe United Nations is an international organization currently made up of 193 Member States. This website gives information about various world cultures.
- American Film Institute"Established in 1967, the American Film Institute is the nation’s nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and inspiring artists and audiences through initiatives that champion the past, present and future of the moving image."
- EdSitement (National Endowment for the Humanities)Student activities, teacher guides, and lesson plans to further education in the humanities.
- 10 Virtual Tours of Amazing Architecture Around the WorldExplore Sacre Coeur, Taliesin, the Sydney Opera House and more from home.
Museum Websites
Many museums offer online collections and virtual tours.
- Art Institute of ChicagoThe Art Institute of Chicago is one of the world’s major museums, housing an extraordinary collection of objects from across places, cultures, and time.
- Oriental Institute"The Oriental Institute Museum is a world-renowned showcase for the history, art, and archaeology of the ancient Near East. The museum displays objects recovered by Oriental Institute excavations in permanent galleries devoted to ancient Egypt, Nubia, Persia, Mesopotamia, Syria, Anatolia, and the ancient site of Megiddo, as well as rotating special exhibits."
- British MuseumEight million objects explore diverse human cultures.
- Vatican MuseumExplore the galleries virtually
- National Women's History MuseumExplore online collections about women who influenced American history.
- DuSable Museum of African American HistoryVirtual tours available