Reference E-books

CREDO Reference includes over 250 reference books online with 65,000 searchable images.  Subjects cover Arts & Humanities, Accounting, Economics, Finance, Science, Law, History & Society, Management, and Information Technology.

Why use reference tools?

Get a good overview and history of a topic, term or issue.

Focus your topic and place it properly within context of the field of study.

Find alternate keywords to help locate relevant articles and books.

 



  • Acronyms & Abbreviations 

    • Abbreviations.com
      Browse by category, word, or abbreviation.
    • Acronym Finder
      Offers extensive listing that can be searched by acronym, abbreviation or by keyword.

  • Almanacs & Facts

    • Information Please Almanac
      Information Please has been providing authoritative answers to all kinds of factual questions since 1938.
    • Old Famer's Almanac
      Traditional source since 1792 containing practical facts about everything from a sunrise table and best fishing days to planting charts and weather forecasts.
    • Guinness Book of World Records
      Official site of Guinness World Records, the ultimate authority on record-breaking achievement, providing information about superlative facts and feats.
    • Creative Commons
      A website dedicated to browsing the web for fair use materials with a range of options and sites.