VISC-1001 Library Guide: Research Your Theme using Encyclopedias (Credo Reference)

This short guide will demonstrate how to research your assigned theme using Credo Reference.

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1. VISC-1001 Library Guide: Research Your Theme using Encyclopedias: Credo Reference This short guide will demonstrate how to research your assigned theme using Credo Reference.
2. Credo is a reference tool that searches articles from over 600 academic encyclopedias, guides and handbooks. It’s sort of like Wikipedia but it searches across many sources – all citable for your paper.
3. To get to Credo, start from the Library page at ocadu.ca/library.htm and click the Databases A-Z tab.
4. Either type “Credo” into the search bar or browse from the alphabetical list of databases by clicking Databases A – Z list.
5. Then click to enter Credo.
6. Start by using the search box to enter your theme: Memory.
7. From the results screen limit by Subject to Arts & Leisure then Art & Art History.
8. The entry on "Memory/ Monument" in Critical Terms for Art History offers a lengthy article.
9. Scan the article for ideas that relate to your theme. These can be incorporated into your working thesis – a model or loose argument to guide your research.
10. Remember you can generate a formatted citation by clicking the “quotes” icon on the top of the page.