Winner Announced for Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy
Inaugural Award Presented at 2012 LILAC Conference
May 10, 2012 – Boston and Oxford – Credo Reference (www.credoreference.com) is pleased to announce that the Skills@Library team from the University of Leeds are the winners of the first Credo Reference Digital Award for Information Literacy for their project “Skills@Library lecturer pages” (http://library.leeds.ac.uk/skills-lecturers). The award was presented in April at the 2012 LILAC Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
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OCLC and Credo Reference Extend Partnership
Collaboration project will add local library materials in WorldCat to Credo Topic Pages
April 18, 2012 – Boston, Oxford – OCLC and Credo Reference are pleased to announce a special collaboration project aimed to increase collection visibility and usage with library users. Credo Topic Pages will now be enhanced with WorldCat results to show local library materials alongside other timely, relevant Web materials.
With this new project, libraries that are both OCLC members and Credo customers will receive Credo Topic Pages at no charge for an introductory period. These libraries—along with current Topic Pages subscribers—will show WorldCat results from libraries worldwide that relate to the topic being searched. Libraries can have their results customized to show only local library holdings in WorldCat, as well as other customizations such as branding and deep links back to their catalog through this special project.
Mary Weiss Joins Credo Reference
Working with Public and School Libraries
March 13, 2012 – Boston, Oxford – Credo Reference (www.credoreference.com), recently named “Best Overall” Reference Database 2012 by Library Journal, is pleased to announce the hiring of Mary Weiss, as Director of Sales, Public and School Libraries.
Ms. Weiss will be responsible for working with school and public libraries on the coordination of their information literacy programs and new optimizations and installations of Credo Reference. In addition, Weiss will work closely with Credo’s product development team to introduce the next generation of Literati by Credo, specifically tailored to the needs of K-12 and public libraries.
Credo Reference Introduces Literati by Credo
New Platform Promotes Information Literacy and Better Research Outcomes
January 26, 2012 – Boston, Oxford – Credo Reference (credoreference.com), recently named Library Journal’s “Best Overall Reference Database” announced today that their new solution “Literati by Credo” is now available to libraries worldwide.
Literati by Credo is a collaborative research platform that promotes research effectiveness and information literacy by combining Credo’s well-regarded content with innovative library-centric technology. Beyond the platform, Literati by Credo offers customized tools and services, so that libraries can brand and enhance their end-user experience.
“Information Literacy skills are a must-have for today’s world, and libraries are in the best position to teach those skills,” said Mike Sweet, Credo Reference CEO. “With Literati, we are bringing an attractive look and feel, as well as a superior unifying platform to librarians so they can best serve the Google generation.”
McFarland and Credo Sign Agreement
Key titles to enhance Credo General Reference
January 18 2012— Boston and Oxford – Credo Reference (www.credoreference.com), recently named “Best Overall” Reference Database 2012 by Library Journal, is pleased to announce a new partnership with McFarland, a leading independent publisher of academic and nonfiction books.
Credo General Reference, a core resource serving the research needs of millions of students and other library users will be enriched by the addition of top-quality content from McFarland. Chosen for their academic value and editorial excellence, these comprehensive reference titles provide compelling, relevant coverage on contemporary and historical topics. They include:
- Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
- Encyclopedia of Philosophers on Religion
- Encyclopedia of Cuban-United States Relations
- Encyclopedia of Chinese-American Relations
- Encyclopedia of the Alamo and the Texas Revolution
