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Online Demonstration
General Reference Collection
Credo Reference
What is Credo Reference? Aggregator of Full Text Online
Reference Books – Encyclopedias, Dictionaries,
Atlases etc
70+ publishers, 500+ integrated titles
over 3 million entries
more than 200,000 images
More than 200,000 audio files
Free MARC Records for each title
General Reference Database
E-books only
Equal Coverage for all subjects
Accessible content for middle school
through post graduate and professional levels
Content for academic, research institutions, corporations,
schools and public libraries
Unique URLs allow you to link to any book
or any subject on your website, Blackboard or LibGuides
Full citations for each entry
Some of our 70+ publishers…
Full title list at corp.credoreference.com/titles
A sampling of content
Some of our language titles…
Art
Bridgeman
Art Library Archive →
Chambers Film Factfinder
Cambridge Guide to Theatre
Thames & Hudson Dictionaries
20th Century Architecture
Art & Artists
Design Since 1900
Fashion & Fashion Designers
Literature…
Quotations
Geography
Medicine…
Psychology
Social Sciences
Science Titles
Biographies
Special TitlesHutchinson Encyclopedia
• Atlas
•Videos & Animations
•Audio Files
CIA World Factbook
•Dynamic Statistics Tables
These 5 Dictionaries contain audio pronunciations for majority of entries
Collection is ALWAYS growing! Recently Added:
Newsletters Content Update – Quarterly
Any changes made to Credo’s content over the previous 3 months
Usage Statistics Reminder Reminder to run monthly usage with tips to promoting Credo to your library users
Weekly Topic Page Update We are creating timely Topic Pages every week. Create easy
links to current content on your websites and blogs
Sign up: [email protected]
Searching Credo
4 Ways to Search
•Keyword
•Browse titles individually
•Advanced Search
•Visual Search (Concept Map)
Keyword Search
Topic Pages
We have over 10,000 currently and we create new ones every week.
Reference Entries
Results from your Credo Title list. Results sorted by:
•Relevance
•Images & Multimedia Files
•Word Count
Faceted Browsing
Narrow your results by Subject, Entry Type, Multimedia File, Person & Print Publication Date
Entry Page
Related Entries
Searches terms related to your current entry. This only searches your Credo Title List
Related Resources
Pass your entry term to the results pages of your other subscribed databases
Browse Book
Jump to this book’s Table of Contents to browse through this title individually
Citations - available on every entry with drop-down menu allowing you to save in your favorite citation management systems
Find a Book
Your Bookshelf
•Title list broken down by subject
•Click subject on left to see list of titles in that subject
•Mouse over title to see pop up box
•Click title to go to Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Images Tab
Displays every image that the book contains
Tabs
Click different tabs to browse through books’ content. All images and links are browseable and clickable.
Advanced Search
Select specific titles or subjects to create your own tailored search
Flexible Searching
Concept Map: A Visual Search
Nodes represent full text articles from Credo. Mouse over node to get pop up box to tell you more about entry and option to open full text
Click node to create a new search
Gadgets
Gadgets are simple search boxes. Use the gadgets to find:
•Definitions
•Biographical entries
•Images
•Audio Files
•Quotes
•Convert Measurement
Topic Pages
Images taken from your Credo title list
A tag cloud of related Topic Pages, click to be taken to new Topic page.
general reference encyclopedia article complete with citation
Dictionary Definitions and more entries from your other Credo subject encyclopedias
Topic Pages: Customized