Credo Reference

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Subscription Subscription pricing available by inquiry infobase.com · 7 Oct 2026

Perpetual purchase Perpetual purchase option available infobase.com · 7 Oct 2026

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Citation tools: Yes
Educator resources: Yes
Institutional access: Yes
Content formats: multimedia and interactive
Update frequency: not stated
Mobile apps: No

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Purpose: Credo Reference is a multidisciplinary research starting point and teaching tool intended to build research, critical thinking, and information literacy skills.
Reference content: It provides searchable full-text reference titles from publishers including Elsevier, Wiley, Sage, Oxford University Press, and Cambridge University Press.
Mind Map: Its interactive Mind Map graphically represents related concepts and terms to support exploratory research.
Federated search: Federated Search searches multiple resources at once and presents results from each, and can connect to resources such as EBSCO, Gale, ProQuest, and Infobase.
Citations: A citation tool extracts resource citations for use in citation managers.
Classroom integration: Classroom integration uses LTI 1.3 to convert Infobase content into curriculum and learning experiences.
LTI limitation: Infobase says its LTI does not currently support gradebook integration, and existing Credo Reference LTI users need to update to LTI 1.3.
Discovery integrations: Credo lists EBSCO Discovery Service, Primo Central, Summon, and WorldCat as discovery service partners.
Audience: The product page describes Credo Reference as a starting point for students at all levels and for library research and information literacy instruction.
Support: The Credo Reference login page directs users with access issues or feedback to [email protected].
Notable access requirement: The Credo Reference login page asks users to log in to their library to access content.
Company history: Infobase announced its acquisition of Credo Reference in December 2018 and says Credo Reference was founded in 1999.
Founded: 1999
Headquarters: New York, NY

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infobase.com/solution/credo/credo-reference/· checked 7 Oct 2026
credoreference.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042464294-Federate· checked 7 Oct 2026
infobaseplatform.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/35985540538011-LTI-1-· checked 7 Oct 2026
credoreference.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360038416773-Discover· checked 7 Oct 2026
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