Credo Reference is a database available through Staley Library. It has over 2 million articles from over 900 reference books. All of the articles are full text and can be saved and cited. Many also include images that can also be used in papers or presentations. Credo Reference is a great place to start learning about a new topic or to find context or background for topics you already know something about.
Access Credo Reference through the Databases List on our website under "General / Multidisciplinary" or through the A-Z Databases listing in our guides.
After doing a search, at the results screen on the left you will see a listing of articles from different reference books.
On the right at the top you will see the mind map. This is a way to visually explore your topic and related concepts.
To learn more about Credo Reference please visit our Credo Reference library guide.
The default search in Credo Reference is a basic search that looks by keyword for articles on your topic.
Once you have conducted a search you can use the "Advanced Search" option to focus your search.
You can then select to limit your search to a particular phrase, limit by subject or publication date, or select particular features for the results, for example entries with images or video.
After clicking on an article title from the results list, you will be taken to the article view. From here you can see related searches and related articles on the right. Toward the bottom of the screen are options to move to the previous and next article in the same book. There is also a URL to the article. This is the same as the Copy Link option at the top right of the page.
There are also a number of tools for the article (outlined in red on the screen shot above). Starting with the icon on the left you can: