Oakton Library Videos
The videos below are matched to Information Literacy Learning Outcomes for particular courses. Where applicable, this information is provided. We ask that where videos are aligned with particular courses, they are not used in other courses.
- Oakton College Library VideosThe videos included on our YouTube channel are all made in-house by Oakton library faculty.
- 7 words for research in English 101This video is aligned with EGL 101 Info Lit Learning Outcomes. It introduces students to the following concepts/definitions: reference source, database, journalism, popular source, limiter, and citation.
- What is Background Information?This video is tied to learning outcomes for English 102 and focuses on finding and using background information. It uses The Burkean Parlor as a metaphor.
This video is appropriate for any class that might need help locating and selecting databases for research.
This video walks students through how to chat online with Oakton library faculty.