Books

Oakton Library Catalog

Search the Oakton Community College Library a collection of over 100,000 books.  For questions about checking out or renewing Oakton Library books, call the Oakton Library at (847) 635-1642/Des Plaines Campus Library or (847) 635-1432/Ray Hartstein Campus Library.  Your MyOakton username and Library/Student ID Number password (on your Oakton Library/Student ID card) are required to renew books online.

I-Share Catalog

Search over 7 million books in the 75 other member libraries of Illinois academic and research libraries through the I-Share catalog.  To request an I-Share book, call the Oakton Library at (847) 635-1642/Des Plaines Campus Library or (847) 635-1432/Ray Hartstein Campus Library.  Your MyOakton username and Library/Student ID Number password (on your Oakton Library/Student ID card) are required to renew books online.

WorldCat

Find books in libraries around the world through OCLC FirstSearch provided by the Illinois State Library. To request a WorldCat book, call the Oakton Library at (847) 635-1642/Des Plaines Campus Library or (847) 635-1432/Ray Hartstein Campus Library.  Your Oakton Library/Student ID is required to request books from WorldCat.

SILC (State of Illinois Catalog)

Find books in all public libraries in Illinois through OCLC FirstSearch SILC provided by the Illinois State Library.  SILC is the State of Illinois Catalog. To request SILC book, call the Oakton Library at (847) 635-1642/Des Plaines Campus Library or (847) 635-1432/Ray Hartstein Campus Library.  Your Oakton Library/Student ID is required to request books from SILC.

NSLS Public Libraries

Find your local public library website in the OCC & North Suburban Library System area to search for books.