#credo reference

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Meet Credo Reference!

What’s inside: Short articles giving you an overview of whatever topic you look up, pulled from dictionaries and encyclopedias and the like. There’s also a mind map tool to help you explore and discover related ideas.

What’s it good for: Getting started on your research. Think of a legit version of Wikipedia. You shouldn’t really be citing anything from here in your final bibliographies, but this will give you ideas for what terms to search with to find more in-depth and/or scholarly articles!

How to access:  Just click the link! When you’re off-campus or on wifi, you’ll be prompted to enter your LSCS 14-digit library barcode, which is printed on the back of your student ID.

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Between January 21 and February 19; first day of first lunar month The Lunar New Year has certain variations from country to country, but they...

Chinese New Year starts today! Click on the link to learn more about this centuries-old festival (Off-campus patrons will need to log in through our website).

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Did you know that lacrosse was invented by American Indians? You can learn more in this Credo Reference article, and be sure to check out our American Indian Heritage Month display in the Powell Reading Room!

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Possibly the single most popular Halloween symbol, the contemporary jack-o’-lantern usually refers to a pumpkin carved into a grinning or malicious

Ever wondered where jack-o’-lanterns came from? Turns out there are many “origin stories” for everyone’s favorite carved squash (take note: off-campus users will need to log in to the library website to see the article)!