credo reference: the online reference service for learners and librarians abe, february 2011
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Credo Reference: The Online Reference Service for Learners and Librarians ABE, February 2011. Who is Credo?. Company of librarians, educators and technology experts Two offices: Boston and Oxford One out of three English-speaking colleges and universities have Credo Reference. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Credo Reference:The Online Reference Service for
Learners and Librarians
ABE, February 2011
Who is Credo?
Company of librarians, educators and technology experts
Two offices: Boston and Oxford One out of three English-speaking colleges and universities have Credo Reference
What is Credo?BOTH content and service
E-reference books from the world’s leading publishers covering every major academic subject area
Starting point for learning and research Connection (linking to all library resources) and discovery (findable in search engines like Google) Solution for all libraries with e-resources needs—academic and public
A few of our 70+ publisher partners
25 Years Ago:The Information Landscape for Students and Average Users
Other
Library Resources
Today’s Information Landscape
Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, other
Online Web Resources
Library
Wikipedia and Google Library Resources
Why Resource Usage is Unacceptably Low
Familiar
Easily Accessible
Seamlessly Interconnected
Good enough
Easy-to-use
Part of natural workflow
Simple
Unknown
Requires access instructions
Information “silos”
Benefits unclear
Learning curve
Requires change in behavior
Intimidating
2015 Information Landscape
Online Reference Services
Library Sponsored Resources and Tools
Google, Yahoo,
Wikipedia, other
Online Web
Resources
“[Credo forces] us to ask at least whether we should begin to expect more from a reference ebook collection than a faithful reproduction of a printed text” -Library Journal, 15 October 2010
“Credo Reference inspires the task of searching... it's almost as if it wants you to discover more.” - Information World Review, October 2008
Related Entries: Connections within the Credo platform – titles from 70+ publisher partners
Related Resources: Connections external to the Credo platform
The Credo Platform
Journals and other library databases
OPAC and eBook collections
• Credo General Reference
• Credo Publisher and Subject Collections
Credo Reference Offerings
• Subscription research service
• Wikipedia but with authoritative content
• 70+ premier publishers, 531+ titles with 50+ new titles this year
• Nearly 2000 customers worldwide
• Related resources customized to promote discovery and usage of the library’s resources
Credo General Reference
• 28 collections from 11 publishers including ABC-CLIO, CABI, SAGE Reference, Wiley-Blackwell, Ashgate and others…
• Reduce multiple platforms
• Seamless integration with Credo General Reference
• Subscription or perpetual purchase options
• No content overlap with Credo General Reference
Credo Publisher and Subject Collections
1500+ e-reference books from 70+ publishers Subject coverage: Biology, Business, Economics,
Education, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, History, Political Science, Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Sociology, Media Arts, Gender Studies and more
Type of content: Subject encyclopedias, Handbooks Research guides, Dictionaries, Atlases, Dynamic tables, Videos, Art, Music, Pronunciation guides
Subscription and purchase options
The content…
Free MARC records No DRM Citation Promote greater usage of library resources Title updates and new titles added at no cost for
subscription option Credo offers unlimited access to all users Discoverability and connectivity
The features… everything a library needs
Questions