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'''Credo Reference''' or '''Credo''' (formerly '''Xrefer''') is an ] ] that offers online reference content by ] and partners with libraries to develop information-literacy programs or produce library marketing plans and materials.<ref name=LiteratiReview>Swoger, Bonnie. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710011131/https://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/05/reference/ereviews-literati-by-credo/ |date=2018-07-10 }}. Library Journal. 2012-05-15. Accessed: 2014-11-10.</ref> Founded in 1999, Credo Reference provides full-text online versions of over 3,500 published reference works from more than 100 publishers in a variety of major subjects.<ref name=SweetRise>Brynko, Barbara. . Information Today. 2011-06-16. Accessed: 2011-06-16. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5zTYWk1pT?url=http://www.infotoday.com/IT/may11/Sweet-The-Rise-of-Credo-Reference.shtml )</ref> These include general and subject dictionaries as well as encyclopedias.<ref>{{citation |title=Reference sources for small and medium-sized libraries |page= |author=Jack O'Gorman |year=2008 |edition=7th |isbn=978-0-8389-0943-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/referencesources0000unse/page/11 }}</ref> The company's customers are libraries, library systems, k-12 schools, and universities, which subscribe to the service for their patrons' use.<ref name=LiteratiByCredo>Sheret, L. (2013). Literati by Credo. The Charleston Advisor, 14(3), 20-25. (http://mds.marshall.edu/lib_faculty/33/). Accessed: 2014-12-02</ref> '''Credo Reference''' or '''Credo''' (formerly '''Xrefer''') is an ] ] that offers online reference content by ] and partners with libraries to develop information-literacy programs or produce library marketing plans and materials.<ref name=LiteratiReview>Swoger, Bonnie. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180710011131/https://reviews.libraryjournal.com/2012/05/reference/ereviews-literati-by-credo/ |date=2018-07-10 }}. Library Journal. 2012-05-15. Accessed: 2014-11-10.</ref> Founded in 1999, Credo Reference provides full-text online versions of over 3,500 published reference works from more than 100 publishers in a variety of major subjects.<ref name=SweetRise>Brynko, Barbara. . Information Today. 2011-06-16. Accessed: 2011-06-16. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5zTYWk1pT?url=http://www.infotoday.com/IT/may11/Sweet-The-Rise-of-Credo-Reference.shtml )</ref> These include general and subject dictionaries as well as encyclopedias.<ref>{{citation |title=Reference sources for small and medium-sized libraries |page= |author=Jack O'Gorman |year=2008 |edition=7th |isbn=978-0-8389-0943-0 |url=https://archive.org/details/referencesources0000unse/page/11 }}</ref> The company's customers are libraries, library systems, k-12 schools, and universities, which subscribe to the service for their patrons' use.<ref name=LiteratiByCredo>Sheret, L. (2013). Literati by Credo. The Charleston Advisor, 14(3), 20-25. (http://mds.marshall.edu/lib_faculty/33/). Accessed: 2014-12-02</ref>


In 2010, a review of general reference sources by Library Journal focused on Credo Reference and three similar services.<ref name=eReviews>Golderman, Gail; Connolly, Bruce. . LibraryJournal.com. 2011-06-15. Accessed: 2011-06-15. (Archived by WebCite® at https://www.webcitation.org/5zTSt1ROw?url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcurrentissue/886908-403/ereviews_general_reference_sources_and.html.csp )</ref> The review noted Credo Reference’s internal linking within the site from one reference work to another. In 2010, a review of general reference sources by Library Journal focused on Credo Reference and three similar services.<ref name=eReviews>Golderman, Gail; Connolly, Bruce. . LibraryJournal.com. 2011-06-15. Accessed: 2011-06-15. (Archived by WebCite® at https://www.webcitation.org/5zTSt1ROw?url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcurrentissue/886908-403/ereviews_general_reference_sources_and.html.csp )</ref> The review noted Credo Reference's internal linking within the site from one reference work to another.


== History == == History ==
The company was founded as '''Xrefer''' in 1999. Xrefer initially provided free access to several dozen reference works.<ref> as of August 17, 2000, via archive.org.</ref> In 2002, ], founder of Computer Library Services (CLSI) and ], invested in Xrefer and funded the company’s transition to becoming an online reference database product for libraries.<ref name=SweetRise /><ref>Murphy, J. (2009). Reference tool helps organise scholarly resources. Research Information. April/May 2009. http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=215</ref> The company established an office in ], MA USA, which would later become its headquarters.<ref>Witte, S., & Cargill, M. (2008). Selected Reference Works, 2007–081. College & Research Libraries, 69(5), 459-475. http://crl.acrl.org/content/69/5/459.short</ref> The name Credo Reference was adopted in June 2007; the company also moved its ] office from ] to ] in that year. The company was founded as '''Xrefer''' in 1999. Xrefer initially provided free access to several dozen reference works.<ref> as of August 17, 2000, via archive.org.</ref> In 2002, ], founder of Computer Library Services (CLSI) and ], invested in Xrefer and funded the company's transition to becoming an online reference database product for libraries.<ref name=SweetRise /><ref>Murphy, J. (2009). Reference tool helps organise scholarly resources. Research Information. April/May 2009. http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=215</ref> The company established an office in ], MA USA, which would later become its headquarters.<ref>Witte, S., & Cargill, M. (2008). Selected Reference Works, 2007–081. College & Research Libraries, 69(5), 459-475. http://crl.acrl.org/content/69/5/459.short</ref> The name Credo Reference was adopted in June 2007; the company also moved its ] office from ] to ] in that year.


In 2018, Credo Reference was acquired by ].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Infobase Announces Acquisition of Credo Reference Limited {{!}} Infobase| access-date = 2020-10-19| url = https://www.infobase.com/press_releases/infobase-announces-acquisition-of-credo-reference-limited/}} In 2018, Credo Reference was acquired by ].<ref>{{Cite web| title = Infobase Announces Acquisition of Credo Reference Limited {{!}} Infobase| access-date = 2020-10-19| url = https://www.infobase.com/press_releases/infobase-announces-acquisition-of-credo-reference-limited/}}
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For the Misplaced Pages partnership with Credo, see Misplaced Pages:Credo accounts. For other uses of "Credo", see Credo (disambiguation).
Credo
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryReference/Database and Educational services
Headquarters50 Milk Street, 16th Floor,
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Key peopleChief Executive Officer: Mike Sweet
ProductsCredo General Reference (Academic, Public, School)
Essential Subject Collections
Credo Add-on perpetual eBooks
InfoLit Modules
Credo Instruct
Credo View
ParentInfobase Publishing
WebsiteCorp.CredoReference.com

Credo Reference or Credo (formerly Xrefer) is an American company that offers online reference content by subscription and partners with libraries to develop information-literacy programs or produce library marketing plans and materials. Founded in 1999, Credo Reference provides full-text online versions of over 3,500 published reference works from more than 100 publishers in a variety of major subjects. These include general and subject dictionaries as well as encyclopedias. The company's customers are libraries, library systems, k-12 schools, and universities, which subscribe to the service for their patrons' use.

In 2010, a review of general reference sources by Library Journal focused on Credo Reference and three similar services. The review noted Credo Reference's internal linking within the site from one reference work to another.

History

The company was founded as Xrefer in 1999. Xrefer initially provided free access to several dozen reference works. In 2002, Béla Hatvany, founder of Computer Library Services (CLSI) and Silverplatter, invested in Xrefer and funded the company's transition to becoming an online reference database product for libraries. The company established an office in Boston, MA USA, which would later become its headquarters. The name Credo Reference was adopted in June 2007; the company also moved its England office from London to Oxford in that year.

In 2018, Credo Reference was acquired by Infobase Publishing.

References

  1. Swoger, Bonnie. eReviews: Literati by Credo Archived 2018-07-10 at the Wayback Machine. Library Journal. 2012-05-15. Accessed: 2014-11-10.
  2. ^ Brynko, Barbara. Sweet: The Rise of Credo Reference. Information Today. 2011-06-16. Accessed: 2011-06-16. (Archived by WebCite at https://www.webcitation.org/5zTYWk1pT?url=http://www.infotoday.com/IT/may11/Sweet-The-Rise-of-Credo-Reference.shtml )
  3. Jack O'Gorman (2008), Reference sources for small and medium-sized libraries (7th ed.), p. 11, ISBN 978-0-8389-0943-0
  4. Sheret, L. (2013). Literati by Credo. The Charleston Advisor, 14(3), 20-25. (http://mds.marshall.edu/lib_faculty/33/). Accessed: 2014-12-02
  5. Golderman, Gail; Connolly, Bruce. eReviews: General Reference Sources and Short Takes. LibraryJournal.com. 2011-06-15. Accessed: 2011-06-15. (Archived by WebCite® at https://www.webcitation.org/5zTSt1ROw?url=http://www.libraryjournal.com/lj/ljinprintcurrentissue/886908-403/ereviews_general_reference_sources_and.html.csp )
  6. Xrefer's front page as of August 17, 2000, via archive.org.
  7. Murphy, J. (2009). Reference tool helps organise scholarly resources. Research Information. April/May 2009. http://www.researchinformation.info/features/feature.php?feature_id=215
  8. Witte, S., & Cargill, M. (2008). Selected Reference Works, 2007–081. College & Research Libraries, 69(5), 459-475. http://crl.acrl.org/content/69/5/459.short
  9. "Infobase Announces Acquisition of Credo Reference Limited | Infobase". Retrieved 2020-10-19.

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