"Credo Reference" in LIRN contains a wide variety of online reputable reference sources, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, and biographies, plus some reference sources in other categories, as well as an online bible.
To access "Credo Reference," enter LIRN, and press "Connect to Credo Reference."
Credo Reference opens to this search page.
Browse and explore Credo Reference, and open one of the reference sources.
Search page of "Bloomsbury's Thematic Dictionary of Quotations."
Example of reference source in Credo Reference:
II. ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA ACADEMIC ONLINE
The Encyclopedia Britannica online has almost 100,000 encyclopdia articles found in the print edition, as well as Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary and Thesuarus, some videos, and Internet web sites..
You may reach the online Encyclopedia Britannica at the Library forum site in Moodle. Look on the left side of the Library Moodle page.
You may also enter the online Encyclopedia Britannica on the library home page, www.lac.edu/library.
Click on the "Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Online" hyperlink. You'll be prompted to log in to Moodle, to access the Encyclopedia in the Library room in Moodle.
Here is the Encyclopedia Britannica Academic Online search page.
You can search either the Encyclopedia Britannica or the Merriam-Webster Dictionary.
Sample encyclopedia article:
III. GALE VIRTUAL REFERENCE LIBRARY in LIRN
Enter LIRN for "Gale Virtual Reference Library." Press "Connect to Gale InfoTrac" and choose "Gale Virtual Reference Library."
(LIRN login code for LAC can be obtained from the LAC Library site in Moodle for LAC students or by emailing library@lac.edu.)
Enter LIRN database for eLibrary" (not Ebrary). Click on "Connect to "eLibrary" for some reference sources.
Find dictionaries, encyclopedias, or an almanac.
Click on the first link "Ebrary (E-Books)" on the library home page, www.lac.edu/library, and enter your assigned barcode.
You can search for "Dictionaries," "Encyclopedias" or "Almanacs" in Ebrary.
Use the "Advanced" search shown in green.
Set the drop down menu to "Subjects."
Enter "Encyclopedias" or "Dictionaries." Then, press "Search ebrary."
Browse for reference source you need. One of the encyclopdias is shown here.
Find web sites on reference topics which have been selected by faculty or the LAC library staff.
You may access the library web resources from a link in the Library room in Moodle or from the Library web site.
From the Library web site, you would enter the "Library" link, as shown here.
You will see the following web page of web resources:
Here, you can find hyperlinks to reputable reference subscriptions, Encyclopedia Britannica and Credo Reference.
As well, you can access reference web sites (free online almanacs, biographies, dicitonaries, etc.) You can also explore web resources on computers, English and writing resources, plus web sites on your major professional field.
Browse the menus for web sites on a category you need. For example, "World" on the left.
Continue on the menu, until you reach a link for a web site list of interest, as shown below.
Sample web site list of resources compiled by the library staff: Open a hyperlink of interest.
Sample selected web site:
Links to these web resources appear on most pages in the library web site, www.lac.edu/library.
Explore!
(You may also find a link to the same resources in the Library room in Moodle.)
If you have any questions, call LAC Library at (800) 574-6428, ext. 1718, M-Th
or email library@lac.edu.
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