22 April 2009

Credo Reference, provider of customizable online reference collections, is pleased to announce that they are partnering with Minitex Library Information Network to provide its services to libraries in the three state region of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. With the new agreement, member institutions have the option of subscribing at a discount to their selection of 100 or 250 or all of Credo’s titles.

Minitex is a publicly supported network of academic, public, government and special libraries that work together to provide members access to resources. It promotes partnerships and effective delivery of information, including collections, electronic products, bibliographic records, and reference services in many formats. With this new agreement, patrons at participating libraries can access Credo’s vast collection of cross-searchable entries, all on one innovative and enhanced interface that even provides seamless searching from Credo into other library resources.

North Hennepin Community College, in Brooklyn Park, MN, recently took advantage of the Minitex discount. “We were delighted to offer Credo’s innovative reference collection to our students right away,” commented Craig Larson, Librarian. “In addition, Credo’s customizable Resource Links offer our users seamless access to additional library resources such as journal databases or our online catalog. Our users are already enjoying accessing the vast information provided.”

“We are pleased to partner with Minitex to provide Credo’s award-winning and highly-reviewed reference collections to their members,” added Mike Sweet, Credo CEO. “We know the member libraries will discover that our over three million cross-searchable entries, from 410 subject encyclopedias and other reference works and 62 publishers, covering every major subject, will be a key addition to their offerings.”

The Credo page on the Minitex web site is: http://www.minitex.umn.edu/cpers/electronic/credoReference/ . 

Credo Reference, with offices in Oxford and Boston, has been offering completely customizable reference collections for libraries since 1999. Credo’s General Reference and Specialist Reference services combine extensive content from multiple publishers with unique cross-referencing technology, effortlessly delivering authoritative answers to millions of researchers worldwide.Visit www.credoreference.com

The Minitex Library Information Network is a publicly supported network of academic, public, state government and special libraries working cooperatively to improve library service for their users in Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota, as well as reciprocity with Wisconsin libraries. The mission of Minitex is to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of participating libraries by expanding their access to local, state, regional, national and international information resources. http://www.minitex.umn.edu/