Library Services for Online Students at Oakton Community College

The Oakton Community College Library is here for you, the distance learning student. This page lists the many services and resources available to you, and we are here to help you with your reference and research needs.

If you are an Oakton student, links on this Web page will be accessible from your home computer. If you are asked for a login, ID or password, type in your Oakton Library/Student ID card 14 digit number that is printed on your library card.

WebCT

Access your Oakton Community College WebCT class here (obtain your username and password from your online course
instructor).

Library/Student ID Card

Here's how to get your Oakton Library/Student ID card, which must be updated each semester:

In person: please bring your current semester course schedule and a picture ID with verification of address (driver's license or state ID) to the Oakton Library circulation desk at the Des Plaines or Skokie campus to get your new Oakton Library/Student ID card.
Online Oakton course students: please contact the Oakton Library Public Services Specialist Marilyn Clay at (847) 635-1608 for more information about obtaining your Oakton Library/Student ID card.

You can use your Oakton Library ID card to request and check out books and renew books. Your Oakton Library ID number also allows you to access "My Account" to see the list of books that you have checked out from the library. You can even use your Oakton Library ID card number to borrow books from the other campus library and to access many of the Oakton Library online journal article databases using off-campus computers.

Library hours and services

Go to About the Library.

Help from a librarian

Go to Email reference Service.

Reference Desk at Des Plaines – (847) 635-1644

Reference Desk at Ray Hartstein Campus – (847) 635-1474

Reference Works Online

Full-text reference books online

Books

To find books use the Oakton Community College Library Catalog. Use your Oakton Library/Student ID card number to request and borrow books from the Oakton Library as well as from other I-Share libraries in Illinois. Please call Marilyn Clay at (847) 635-1608 for pick up or mailing options. Your Oakton Library ID number also allows you to access "My Account" to see the list of books that you have checked out from Oakton and the other I-Share Iibraries.

Full-text Articles in Magazines and Journals

Many of the library's online indexes include the full text of articles in magazines and journals. A reference librarian can help you to use the library's online indexes. Call (847) 635-1644 during library hours or use the e-mail reference service. Articles that are not full-text on the computer may be obtained in print either from the Oakton Community College Library periodicals collection or through Interlibrary Loan. Please call Marilyn Clay at (847) 635-1608 for pick up or mailing options.