| Background Notes
on countries of the world from the U.S. Department of State. |
| Books
in Print with Reviews from OCLC FirstSearch; for
off-campus access, obtain login and password from reference
librarian. |
| Bowker's
Publisher Authority Database is the companion database
to Books in Print, use Oakton 14-digit library card number. |
| Citation guides: brief versions of APA,
MLA,
Turabian,
University
of Chicago and more detailed versions of APA
and MLA. |
| Encyclopaedia Britannica
Online includes Encyclopaedia Britannica and selected
Web sites. |
| Funk
& Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia |
| Health
Source - Consumer Edition includes Stedman’s Medical
Dictionary with terminology for genetics, oncology, pediatrics,
pulmonology, emergency medicine, bacteriology, and laboratory
medicine as well as Clinical Pharmacology, which provides
drug monographs for all U.S. prescription drugs, hard-to-find
herbal and nutritional supplements, over-the-counter products
and new and investigational drugs. |
| Internet
Public Library Reference Center offers several reference
volumes and library research assistance. If you want to ask a
question, please use Oakton's email reference
service. The Internet Public Library is hosted by the School
of Information at the University of Michigan. |
| Merriam-Webster's Collegiate
Dictionary On the Encyclopaedia Britannica Online
home page, choose Merriam-Webster. |
|
Mosby's Drug Consult includes prescription information,
drug interactions, and information for patients. Access is limited
to Oakton on-campus computers; maximum 10 simultaneous users.
|
Occupational Outlook Handbook.
is a source of career information published by the U.S. Department
of Labor. |
| Sanborn Illinois Fire Insurance
Maps include maps of most Illinois communities from 1867
to 1970; for off-campus
access, obtain login and password from reference librarian
at 847-635-1644 or 847-635-1474. |
| Statistical Abstract
of the United States is a collection of statistics on
social and economic conditions in the United States compiled by
the U.S. government. |
| Infobel: Telephone
Directories on the Web is the Internet's original and
most complete index of online phone books, with links to Yellow
Pages, White Pages, Business Directories, Email Addresses and
Fax Listings from countries around the world. |
| Ulrich's Periodicals
Directory is an international
directory of periodical titles; one Oakton user at a time only;
off-campus use requires Oakton 14-digit library card number. |
The World Almanacs from OCLC FirstSearch; for
off-campus access, obtain login and password from reference
librarian at 847-635-1644 or 847-635-1474. |
