Books at Oesterle Library

Search for Books

• Library catalog Advanced Search
• Renew Books / My Account
  

  Renew books you've checked out, check the status of interlibrary loan requests, view due dates and more.

• Reserves for Courses
  

  Books, articles and other materials set aside by professors for the use of students in specific classes.

Access Ebooks

• NetLibrary

  Thousands of electronic books on most academic subjects, along with classic literature and more

• Gale Virtual Reference Library

  Encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference works covering many academic subjects

• Credo Reference

  100 encyclopedias, dictionaries and other reference works covering many academic subjects

• Oxford English Dictionary

  Full-text of the etymological dictionary, with new entries added regularly

• Encyclopedia Britannica

  Full-text of the general encyclopedia.

Book Reviews

• Choice Reviews Online
  

  Reviews of books and other publications for an academic audience

• Resources for College Libraries
  

  Reviews of selected core titles for academic libraries

• TitleSource III
  

  Book reviews and publication information

• Books in Print
  

  Book reviews and publication information for books currently in print

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Getting Books From Other Libraries: Interlibrary Loan

Can't find the book you need at Oesterle Library? Just request it using the I-Share catalog, and one of 71 academic libraries in Illinois send it here for you. Or, use nearby libraries, like Naperville Public Library or the University of Chicago Libraries.

• Getting books from other libraries
  

  Here's a step-by-step guide to getting books from other libraries via interlibrary loan.

• I-Share: Request books from academic libraries in Illinois
  

  Run a search for the book you're looking for, and then hit the "Request" button, and another library will send the book to you here at Oesterle Library. You'll need your NCC ID card in order to complete your request.

• I-Share Tutorials
  

  Multimedia tutorials full of tips on how to effectively and efficiently search the I-Share catalog.

• Request books from non-I-Share libraries
  

  If the book you're looking for isn't available from any of the 71 I-Share libraries, we can still get it for you from somewhere else.

• How to get books from Naperville Public Library
• How to get books from the University of Chicago Libraries
• WorldCat: find books in libraries around the world