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Credo Reference

Credo Reference remains a true academic alternative to Wikipedia, offering world-class reference to beginning researchers.


Credo enhances the research experience through authoritative reference content and a one-stop exploratory search platform that drives usage of all of your trusted library resources. With hundreds of searchable, full-text titles from the world’s foremost publishers, Credo Reference covers every major subject.

How Credo Works

Encourage basic resource evaluation, aid exploratory search, and open pathways to simple next steps in academic research with the familiar tools that students and instructors have relied on for years.

Each entry page includes the full text of the article, including any images the article contains. Suggested topics on the right rail allow researchers to find related content with ease.

Easy-to-use Interface

The intuitive design allows researchers at all levels to easily navigate the platform and discover the information they need.

Exceptional Content

Authoritative full-text titles across a wide range of subjects, including art, history, technology, careers, psychology, business, and health. With 3.5 million entries from notable encyclopedias, guides, and handbooks, as well as 600,000+ contextual visual aids, images, maps, and photographs.

Multimedia

Thousands of images, audio files, and videos are available alongside 3.5 million full-text, searchable entries. 

Research Support

Features like Mind Map, Research Quick Tips, Key Concepts, summary articles, curated Pro/Con entries, and more help patrons learn valuable research and digital literacy skills at the point of need.

Discover More

Search results include connections to your other databases including a Federated Search tool, maximizing usage of all of your library’s trusted resources.

Insights

Detailed usage data for insights into how members are utilising the platform.

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