Any Subject - Databases with Journal, Magazine & Newspaper Articles on Any Subject

To access Oakton Library databases, click on the database name.  From an off-campus computer, use your Oakton username and password to login. Questions? Please call (847) 635-1644.

Academic Search Complete EBSCO (PDF Help Guide | HTML Help Guide)

Provides a comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 7,000 full-text periodicals - of which 6,000 peer-reviewed journals - in all disciplines.

ASAP - Expanded Academic ASAP InfoTrac

Includes more than 3,500 indexed and full-text titles - of which 2,100 are peer-reviewed - in all disciplines.

CQ Researcher (PDF Help Guide | HTML Help Guide)

Each issue examines a single "hot" topic with comments from experts, lawmakers and citizens on all sides of every issue. Includes charts, graphs and sidebar articles -- plus a pro-con feature, a chronology, lengthy bibliographies and a list of contacts.

CQ Global Researcher

Provides in-depth coverage of global affairs from a number of international viewpoints. 

LexisNexis Academic (PDF News Help Guide | HTML News Help Guide)

LexisNexis Academic provides access to full-text news, business, and legal publications using a variety of flexible search options. Access over 10,000 news, business, and legal sources.

NewsBank Newspapers

Includes full text of local, regional, and national U.S. newspapers. Coverage of local and regional news, including companies, politics, sports, industries, cultural activities, and people in the community is included. Paid ads are excluded.

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center Gale (PDF Help Guide | HTML Help Guide)

Database of contemporary social issues with content structured to promote critical-thinking skills. It contains more than 400 reference book titles, more than 8,700 pro and con viewpoint articles, and a variety of periodicals, podcasts, reviewed Web links, images, statistical tables, charts, and graphs.

Points of View EBSCO 

Includes 600 main essays, leading political magazines, newspapers, radio and TV news transcripts, primary source documents, and reference books. The database also offers guides pertaining to debating, developing argum​ents, and writing position papers.