Database tips
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Using Databases at OaktonStep-by-step instructions for selected Oakton Library Databases.
Use these information sources to become familiar with a range of issues
Multi-disciplinary databases (good for articles)
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Academic Search Ultimate - EBSCO This link opens in a new window
Provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with around 10,000 full-text periodicals - of which more than 9,000 are peer-reviewed journals.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Full text multi-disciplinary database of journal articles, books, images, and primary sources. Some subject areas include art, business, economics, history, humanities, language and literature, law, medicine, allied health, science, and social sciences.
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context This link opens in a new window
Database of contemporary social issues with content structured to promote critical-thinking skills. It contains reference book titles, pro and con viewpoint articles, and a variety of periodicals, podcasts, reviewed Web links, images, statistical tables, charts, and graphs.
Newspapers
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Chicago Tribune - ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Provides searchable full-text daily Chicago Tribune articles from 1849 to the present.
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Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Provides access to full-text news, business, and legal publications using a variety of flexible search options. Access over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources.
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New York Times All-AccessUnlimited digital access to all offerings from The New York Times, on any device.
Statistical information
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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.
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Find StatisticsOakton Library Research Guide.
Good to know . . .
Although library databases can look quite different from one another, most have these types of features:
- Search filters that allow you to limit/narrow your search (date, format, subject matter, etc.)
- Citation generators
- Article abstracts (summaries) and/or full-text of articles
- Options for printing, saving, and sharing articles
OWL
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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.