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This week: Alcohol

One of the new texts recently added to the Credo Reference database is “Alcohol and Temperance in Modern History: An International Encyclopedia”, which contains all kinds of fascinating facts. It includes the answers to all… Read More…

The sad, though not unexpected, passing of Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy last night piqued my curiosity today about the life of the Senator. Using Credo Reference, I was able to turn up a number of interesting facts:… Read More…

One of the new reference sources added to Credo Reference is “Geography of the World”. All the answers to these questions can be found there.

1. Which island has the nickname “The Emerald Isle”?

2. Which city is… Read More…

Here at Credo, we are always thrilled when we get the chance to visit with our subscribers and show them some of the new features and titles that are available on Credo Reference. Recently our Sales Director in… Read More…

This week: Blends

Blends (also known as portmanteau words) are words created by joining words together – usually parts of two words. For example, a “sitcom” on television is a blend made from “situation comedy”. Try to decide… Read More…