Press Release – Credo Reference facilitates access to its online reference content
Credo Reference facilitates access to its online reference content
Enhancements help remote users access Credo through their library
Boston and Oxford, June 10, 2009 – It’s now easier to access Credo Reference remotely. As a result of significant enhancements to the remote user login process, it’s much easier for users to find libraries to which they belong and that subscribe to Credo’s award-winning online reference library.
The new login process aids remote users in discovering a library through which they can access Credo Reference’s online collection of over three million cross-searchable entries from over 400 key titles and 63 publishers. Credo’s library discovery page provides three ways for users to locate their library:
• Based on the geo-location of a user’s IP address, the discovery page displays links to libraries closest to the user.
• For users who may not be physically close to their library, the discovery page allows them to select a library using country, region and city dropdown menus.
• Users who are travelling can also search for their library by name.
After selecting a library, remote users are taken directly to their library’s customizable login page. Once logged in, they’re just a click away from Credo Reference’s guided navigation, visualization tools and all the other key features for which Credo is known. To simplify subsequent visits, Credo Reference will remember which library a user selects.
“Users arrive at Credo through many different avenues besides their library’s computers or library’s web site: from the web, a link that’s been emailed to them, a citation on another web site, or a variety of other ways,” commented Mike Sweet, Credo CEO. “We continually work to make the Credo Reference experience the smoothest, most user-friendly research process possible. This enhancement will greatly help users who arrive at Credo through diverse avenues, find their library web site and start using Credo.”
Users can access Credo Reference at www.credoreference.com.
A screenshot of Credo Reference's new geo-location discovery page
