Credo Reference Cancellation

Our subscription to Credo Reference expires on August 24, 2011. Please remove all links to Credo early, as to prevent any confusion for the Fall 11 trimester.

MLNC Accouncement -- Credo Reference Webinar

MLNC Members are invited to attend any of the following free webinars of Credo Reference I will be running over the next month.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2010
2:00 PM CDT
Please click here to register for this session.
• Thursday, May 6th 2010
1:00 PM CDT
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• Tuesday, May 11th 2010
12:00 PM CDT
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• Thursday, May 13th 2010
2:00 PM CDT
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• Wednesday, May 19th 2010
10:00 AM CDT
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• Friday, May 21st 2010
1:00 PM CDT
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• Tuesday, May 25th 2010
2:00 PM CDT
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• Thursday, May 27th 2010
10:00 AM CDT
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The demonstration will take about an hour and will cover the following:


· Content! - We’re now up to 487 full-text titles from over 70 publishers covering all subject areas. New titles recently released and soon to be released.
· New platform with enhanced features now available! New Award-Winning platform with features including seamless searching into other library resources using a newly-developed meta-technology only available with Credo Reference, new concept map, roll-over technology, and much more.
· Search functionality - general layout, cross-references, scope, and subject/title configurations.
· Other Features - dynamic table functionality, interactive world atlas, flash animations, videos, and audio files.
· Credo Reference Administrative System - combining new customization features, content selection, usage stats, Marc Records, and more.
· Promoting Capabilities - MARC Records, title/subject linking, user guides, etc. Credo Reference customers and some effective promoting techniques.
· Recent Reviews – Credo Reference is top-rated in E-Reference! (Library Journal Annual Reference Review, November 2008) Credo is named Best in Reference! (Library Journal, April 2009).
· Topic Pages! - New Feature Available this spring (Bringing library resources together on thousands of topics).


I hope that you and your colleagues will be able to attend any of these webinars as I will be covering many of the new and exciting features now and soon to be available with Credo Reference.

Credo - New Instructional Video

We've recently made a new instructional video available. This one will teach you how to use our Advanced Search feature. Check it out below!

Video.mp4 (2 MB) [approx. 2 min. 30 sec.]

Credo Update - Related Resources

Wilson Web's Biological & Agricultural Index Plus is now available as a Related Resource when searching Credo by the subjects of Food & Beverage and Science.

Sample search:





Select an entry from the results list, locate and expand the Related Resources - selecting Biological & Agricultural Index Plus will automatically perform the entered search from Credo.

Credo Instructional Videos

Credo has recently created some great new instructional videos to give students and librarians a brief tutorial on how to use some of the features of our reference database. The first two videos are about using the Concept Map, which is our data visualization took, and about using the Find a Book feature. Both of these Video Tips are short, around 2 minutes long, so they are perfect for someone who just needs a quick Credo tip. Check them out, and let us know what you think!

Concept Map Video

Find a Book Video

Credo's Newest Gadgets

Images and Pronunciations allow you to search only for images or learn how to pronounce a word.

To access Gadgets, click on the link in the top navigation bar.















Use our pronunciation gadget to search the audio files on Credo. your search results will only include entries with sound files.













If you have any questions or feedback -- on gadgets or anything else, please do let us know (support@credoreference.com).

Credo: New User Guide

September 2009: http://corp.credoreference.com/user_guide2009

• Overview


• 4 Ways to Search


• Explore Content


• Concept Map

New Credo features

Update from Credo on new features, enhancements, and gadgets:

"Based on feedback from librarians and users, we've enhanced our basic search page with key new features:
1. An image-only search
2. A featured content section
3. An indication of the content you may find in Credo

1. Searching Credo's 200,000+ images just got easier. From the Search page, select the Image Search tab and enter your search term to view related images. Similarly, you can access our Concept Map by clicking the Concept Search tab.

2. Our Featured Content area will spotlight interesting searches and content related to current events. Featured Content will be updated regularly and remain timely. We welcome suggestions for the Featured Content area. Send your ideas to support@credoreference.com.



3. The search page now includes suggestions for how to use Credo. Under 'Use Credo Reference to find', you can click through to all our encyclopedias, dictionaries and biographical titles. Or get quick access to our measurement conversions tool and crossword solver.


New Search Gadgets
Credo's current Gadgets have proven very popular, and we're pleased to announce the addition of two new gadgets:
1. Image search
2. Pronunciation search
Use the Image search to find photos, illustrations or maps. Need to know how to pronounce a term? Type your word into our Pronunciations gadget to find out.

Credo's Gadgets are accessible from the navigation pane at the top of each page. Gadgets will open on the right side of your Credo pages. Use them to get a quick definition, lookup a person, solve your crossword puzzle and much more."