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The Changing World of Reference: Focus on Reference 2012

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Published on Friday, 12 April 2013 10:43

With so many libraries relying on digital materials as a major part of their reference collections, competition for their business is stiff. One of the fastest growing aggregators of reference content is Credo, which began as a dot-com startup about 15 years ago and narrowed its focus after the bubble burst. Some 100 reference publishers participate in the Credo platform, and all the content in its database is interlinked. Libraries can choose from a range of access, from all available materials to bundles of licenses for certain titles or negotiating agreements with publishers for specific resources to be made available through Credo.

Read the full article at Publishers Weekly

Credo Survey: Today’s Students Struggle with TMI

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Published on Monday, 08 April 2013 07:44

Among the key takeaways from the study for academic libraries is yet more confirmation that most students begin their research process on the open web, though library resources aren’t totally out of the running. While some 38.8 percent began their research process with Google or another search engine, about 30 percent started with electronic materials, about 20 percent whose starting point was the library catalog, and about 10 percent who started with class materials.

Read the full article at Library Journal

4.5 Out of 5 Stars Review: Charleston Advisor

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Published on Friday, 15 February 2013 20:06

Literati by Credo (Academic and Public) is an online product featuring
a superb and growing reference database of more than 600 subject
encyclopedias and dictionaries, marketing and information literacy
tutorials, and assessments. All of this is folded into one seamlessly
integrated platform with the value added functionality of XML and
completely customizable features (such as are available in LibGuides)
as well as API connectors to open search a library’s other holdings.
Active customer support and services offer solutions tailored to help
libraries achieve their unique mission and programing needs.

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Credo To Add Financial Aid Information to Literati Services

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Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 17:09

Reference and information skills education provider Credo Reference has teamed up with Reference Service Press to include financial aid information in its family of software and services.

The partnership calls for Credo to integrate financial aid information from Reference Service Press into its line of Literati solutions for schools, academic institutions, public libraries, and student athlete programs.

Read the full article at Campus Technology

Credo Launches Information Skills Tool for Student Athletes

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Published on Tuesday, 29 January 2013 17:07

Online reference resource and informational skills company Credo Reference has released a new version of its Literati software specifically for student athletes.

Designed to help students learn information skills, Literati Student Athletefollows on the heels of Literati Academic and Literati Public, which have been implemented at more than 600 institutions in less than a year from their release, according to Credo.

Read the full article at Campus Technology