and why students, lecturers and librarians value Credo

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A very quick overview
and why students, lecturersand librarians value
Credo
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What is Credo Reference?

• Credo is a multi-publisher online reference
  librarynoted for its authoritative content and
  innovation
• 400 full-text titles on a unique fully
  searchable interface
• 70 publishers (and more coming) choose Credo as
  the award-winning platform for their titles
• Credo covers the entire spectrum from
  Accountancy, Archaeology Art to X-ray
  spectrometry, Jung Zoology

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Some of our 70 publishers

See full list of titles herehttp//corp.credorefe
rence.com/titlese
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Why students love Credo Reference

• Credo results list
• Easy to use, intuitive perfect for the google
  generation
• Clear, attractive and relevant - and no ads
• Multi-lingual interface Polish, Chinese, Urdu,
  French, Spanish ( English)

Why students love Credo Reference
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Why students love Credo Reference
Refine results get to key results
quickly 200,000 images maps, photos, fine art,
charts, diagrams Animations, video audio
clips
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Why students love Credo Reference

• A Credo entry
• Credo is a great place for students to start
• Related entries set a topic in context before
  students research specialist journals
• Click through to further reading

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Why students love Credo Reference
The Concept Map! Our mind-mapping,
brain-storming tool Ideal for visual
learners Zoom, rotate, explore, add more links -
and have fun as you learn
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Why lecturers value Credo Reference

• Credo results list
• Multi-publisher, multi-viewpoint students
  develop critical thinking and analysis skills
• Link at every level for inclusion in Virtual
  Learning Environments link to article, book,
  subject, results list, image, animation, concept
  map

Why lecturers value Credo Reference
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Why lecturers value Credo Reference

• A Credo entry
• Lecturers can bring all their resources together
  in one place, using Credo as gateway to their
  library catalogue and their other databases

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Why lecturers value Credo Reference

• ? Credo results lists in Medicine
• Lecturers can direct students to further research
  in relevant subscribed resources directly from
  Credo.
• The Credo search term is carried across and
  delivers instant results in the catalogue,
  journals databases, etc

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Why lecturers value Credo Reference
Credo encourages students to cite their
work Choice of formats Easily managed in Saved
Results or export to Endnote, ProCite, etc
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Why lecturers value Credo Reference
And for lunch breaks the crossword and anagram
solver! Just one of the gadgets that earn
Credo a resounding 10 (Library Journal review
Feb 09)
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Why librarians appreciate Credo Reference
Choose level of Credo subscription to suit your
budget 400 titles, or choose 100 or 250
titles Increase usage of all your resources by
linking them to Credo Excellent support and
training
Why librarians appreciate Credo Reference
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Why librarians appreciate Credo Reference

• Shape the collection to suit your universitys
  needs by choosing your own titles
• Display in Dewey or LC Order
• Use book jackets to promote

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Why librarians appreciate Credo Reference
Customise to promote your library and all the
help available Usage stats both customisable
stats and Counter-compliant stats available at
all times Integrates with all the latest
technology
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What the critics say about Credo Reference
The ONLY e-reference resource rated EXCELLENT in
EVERY category in Library Journals Annual Review
And the critics rate Credo Referencevery highly
Source Library Journal E-Reference Ratings
November 2008 AND STILL THE TOP RATED RESOURCE IN
2009
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What the critics say about Credo Reference

• Information World Review, October 08
• You really feel the interface working for you
  rather than merely just with you
• Credo Reference inspires the task of
  searching... It's almost as if it wants you to
  discover more
• Concept Map I was wowed by the design its a
  fluid logical tool

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Credo Reference Introducing Publisher Collections
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Deliver the best content and platform innovations
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Address the wish expressed by many librarians
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Content of their choosing on the platform of
their choice
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Reduce the silo effect
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Making Research Easier Publisher Collections
And more forthcoming
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Award-winning and highly regarded titles
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Encyclopedia of Journalism, SAGE Dartmouth Award
Honorable Mention 2010
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections

• CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles
• Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society, SAGE
• Encyclopedia of Social Theory, SAGE
• Encyclopedia of Homelessness, SAGE
• Encyclopedia of Mobile Computing and Commerce,
  IGI Global
• and over a dozen others

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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Dozens of selections from the Recommended College
List
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Seamless integration with your General Reference
subscription
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Flexible options Subscription or purchase
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Pricing based on FTE
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Various discounts available
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Your suggestions are welcome
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Credo Reference Introducing Topic Pages
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
New approach
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
Available now via Beta link http//beta.credorefe
rence.com
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
More information at http//corp.credoreference.c
om/topic_pages_faq
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Credo Reference Publisher Collections
And more forthcoming
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Questions?
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Thank you
For more information jackie.laplaca_at_credoreferenc
e.com 617.292.6146
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Smart Research Starts Here
For more information jackie.laplaca_at_credoreferenc
e.com 617.292.6146