Credo Reference This link opens in a new windowCredo Reference is an online reference collection. It contains over 900 online encyclopedias, subject dictionaries, biographical sources, and reference tools. Think of it as an academic substitute for Wikipedia.
The reference tools in Credo Reference are from reputable publishers including ABC-CLIO, ALA Editions, Ashgate, Barron's, Berg, Berkshire Publishing Group, Blackwell, Cambridge University Press, Cassell, Collins, Edward Elgar, Elsevier Science & Technology, Encyclopædia Britannica, Gale, Greenwood Publishing, H.W. Wilson, Harvard University Press, Houghton Mifflin, Library of Congress, Macmillan, Marquis Who's Who, Merriam-Webster, MIT Press, OECD, Princeton University Press, Routledge, Springer, Wiley, Yale University Press, and many others.
Why use Wikipedia when you can use Credo Reference?
Wikipedia entries can be excellent, but they can also be unreliable and spotty. Credo Reference draws from online versions of established and well-known reference sources. Citing Credo Reference resources instead of Wikipedia in your papers is a better way to go!