Database of the Week

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Are you seeking credible, reliable reference sources for your research? Take the guess work out of it and let the library help you find what you need. Credo Reference database includes thousands of articles taken from 826 reference books, and provides them online for your research needs.

Faculty, staff and currently enrolled students 24/7 access to databases and other e-resources via MySWC. Visit http://www.swccd.edu/librarydatabases and select “Credo Reference" to explore these features:

• A subject search option for browsing all subjects or limiting your search to one topic such as Art, Health & Medicine, Psychology, or Technology & Engineering
• A Basic Search box enabling you to narrow your search
• A Mind Map that assists in brainstorming about a particular topic, or navigates where to go next in your research

• An Advanced Search where you can select criteria and limit searches by publication dates, entries that contain specific types of media, and entry types 

Review by Tanya Carr, SWC Librarian

E-books: Check It Out

The 9/11 Encyclopedia. Stephen E. Atkins (ed.). Praeger Security International, 2008. E-book.

SWC students, staff, and faculty may access this Credo Reference e-book from off-campus with the current passwords.

"Atkins edits this unique source, which provides an expansive overview of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Examining many different aspects of the attacks, the topics range from key players for the US and al-Qaeda, to government policies before and after 9/11, individual governmental agency response, and engineering considerations of the Twin Towers.

The set profiles the aftermath of 9/11, including rescue and recovery efforts, American reprisals, and economic impacts, as well as offering political commentaries on the events. The first volume features alphabetical entries on topics including Osama bin Laden (more than six pages), the movie Fahrenheit 9/11, and pilot training for September 11. Entry sidebars offer additional information, usually a primary source quotation on the topic. The second volume provides over 40 primary source documents concerning the event. Documents include translations of Osama bin Laden's statements, survivor and rescue personnel testimony, and official government statements and positions. Bibliographies, indexes, and a comprehensive time line strengthen this source.

As post-analysis of 9/11 increases, solid reference sources are vital. Overall, this encyclopedia is very well organized and thorough; it deserves a place in any reference collection. Highly recommended." Review from Choice

Credo Reference Electronic Books

Featured Title of the Month

The Brain Book: An illustrated guide to its structure, function and disorders, Dorling Kindersley Publishing

The brain is the most complex organ in the body and is probably the most complex system known to Humankind. Our brain contains billions of neurons that are constantly sending signals to each other, and it is this signaling that creates our minds. With the help of modern scanning technology, We now know about brain structure in great detail.

The Human Brain Book is a complete guide to the one organ in the body that makes each of us what we are - unique individuals.

Want more on this topic?
Take a look at these additional titles in Medicine, all part of the Credo General Reference collection:

• Encyclopedia of the Human Brain, Elsevier Science & Technology
  
• Dictionary of Optometry and Visual Science, Elsevier Health Sciences
  
• The Human Body Book: An Illustrated Guide to Its Structure, Function and Disorders, Dorling Kindersley Publishing
  
• Black's Medical Dictionary, 42nd Edition, A&C Black
  
• Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, F.A.Davis
  

To access this resource from off campus locations you must be a currently enrolled student or staff member at Southwestern College. You can request the username and password for Credo Reference by using our Password Request Form at http://www.swccd.edu/~library/Passwordrequest

Latest e-Book Additions from Credo Reference

Credo's General Reference e-Book collection continues to grow each month and now has over 535 titles. The following well-regarded titles were added in March.

• Encyclopedia of American Studies, The Johns Hopkins University Press
• Encyclopedia of Cremation, Ashgate Publishing
• Meet the Philosophers of Ancient Greece, Ashgate Publishing
• The New Encyclopedia of the American West, Harper Collins
• OECD Factbook 2010: Economic, Environmental and Social Statistics, OECD

Select the Off Campus Access link to request a user name and password to access the Credo Reference e-Book collection from off campus locations.

Credo Reference E-Books

This award winning online reference solution offers 511 reference related electronic book titles from over 70 publishers. This link will take you to the complete list of titles that you can access through Credo Reference.

How can students access Credo Online Reference? Visit our Articles and Databases website and select Credo Reference. If you need access from an off campus location, use the Password Request Form and submit your request, currently enrolled students will receive access information within minutes by email.

Additional information regarding off campus access for currently enrolled students can be found at our Off Campus Access Information website.

New: Credo Reference

Credo Reference is an online reference service made up of full-text books from some of the world's best publishers. Whether you're working on a research paper, or trying to win a game of trivia, Credo Reference has something for you.

As easy to use as your favorite search site and fully citable in any research paper, Credo is the perfect place to get your research started just visit our website.

Whether you are just starting your project, looking to add some interesting images to your final draft or building a bibliography, Credo Reference has something for you.

Credo Reference offers:

•Tools to quickly map your paper topic
•Citable sources for your bibliography
•Answers to your research questions
•Thousands and thousands of images, charts, graphs, diagrams and more

To access Credo Reference visit are Article and Databases website. Select the Off Campus Access link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

Credo Reference

Latest Additions from Credo General Reference
Credo's General Reference collection continues to grow each month and now has 500 titles. The following well-regarded titles were added in August:

• The A to Z of Corporate Social Responsibility, Wiley
  
• An African Biographical Dictionary, Grey House Publishing
  
• BCS Glossary of Computing and ICT, British Computer Society
  
• Encyclopedia of Consciousness, Elsevier Science & Technology
  
• Encyclopedia of the Antebellum South, ABC-CLIO
  
• The Encyclopedia of Tourism and Recreation in Marine Environments, CABI
  
• The Essentials of Philosophy and Ethics, Hodder Education
  
• A Financial History of Modern U.S. Corporate Scandals from Enron to Reform, M.E. Sharpe
  
• Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor, ABC-CLIO
  
• Learning in Adulthood: A Comprehensive Guide, Wiley
  
• Myths and Legends of the Celts, Penguin
  

Credo Reference is updating many titles to the latest available editions. The following updated title was recently released. Expect more soon!

• BUSINESS: The Ultimate Resource, A&C Black
  
• The Dictionary of Human Geography, Blackwell Publishers
  
• The Hutchinson Chronology of World History, Helicon
  
• The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Helicon
  
• The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics, Penguin
  
• The Penguin Dictionary of Physics, Penguin
  
• The Penguin Dictionary of Psychology, Penguin

To access Credo Reference visit are Article and Databases website. Select the Off Campus Access link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

New Library Resource: Credo Reference

Credo Reference is an online reference service made up of full-text books from the world's best publishers. Whether you're working on a research paper, trying to win trivia or just curious, Credo Reference has something for you. As easy to use as your favorite search site and fully citable in any research paper, Credo is the perfect place to get your research started.

Whether you are just starting your project, looking to add some interesting images to your final draft or building a bibliography, Credo Reference has something for you.

Credo Reference offers:

•Tools to quickly map your paper topic
•Citable sources for your bibliography
•Answers to your research questions
•Thousands and thousands of images, charts, graphs, diagrams and more


To access Credo Reference visit are Article and Databases website. Select the Off Campus Access link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

New: Credo Reference

Credo Reference is an online reference service made up of full-text books from the world's best publishers. Whether you're working on a research paper, trying to win trivia or just curious, Credo Reference has something for you.
As easy to use as your favorite search site and fully citable in any research paper, Credo is the perfect place to get your research started.

Whether you are just starting your project, looking to add some interesting images to your final draft or building a bibliography, Credo Reference has something for you.

Credo Reference offers:

•Tools to quickly map your paper topic
•Citable sources for your bibliography
•Answers to your research questions
•Thousands and thousands of images, charts, graphs, diagrams and more


To access Credo Reference visit are Article and Databases website. Select the Off Campus Access link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.

Credo Reference

Credo Reference is an online reference service made up of full-text books from the world's best publishers. Whether you're working on a research paper, trying to win trivia or just curious, Credo Reference has something for you.

As easy to use as your favorite search site and fully citable in any research paper, Credo is the perfect place to get your research started.

Whether you are just starting your project, looking to add some interesting images to your final draft or building a bibliography, Credo Reference has something for you.

Credo Reference offers:

•Tools to quickly map your paper topic
•Citable sources for your bibliography
•Answers to your research questions
•Thousands and thousands of images, charts, graphs, diagrams and more

To access Credo Reference visit are Article and Databases website. Select the Off Campus Access link for information on how to access this resource from off campus locations.