Like the reference section in the library, use Credo Reference database for background information, broad overviews and summaries.

This online version contains nearly 4 million full-text entries in subjects from Art to Technology for your research, paper writing and studying needs. Credo also brings the facts alive with images, sound files, animations, videos and much more. Use similar search strategies as you would with our online catalog and databases.  

Use REFERENCE BOOKS for background information, broad overviews and summaries.

Reference books cannot be checked out from the library but may be photocopied.

Sample Reference Titles

Finding titles that relate to your topic, can be done in the Catalog section on the Library Homepage.

Example of  Words / Phrases Searches:

• Women and Immigration
• Women Immigrants United States
• Asian American Women and Immigration
• Acculturation and immigrants

Subject search looks for the subjects that have been assigned by a cataloger that match the search term.

Example of Subject Search:

• Women Immigrants United States Social Condition
• Women Immigrants United States 20th Century
• Emigration and Immigration Psychological Aspects

Las Positas and Chabot Libraries have a large collection of ebooks available for you to use.

Ebook titles will show up in the Library Catalog

W # and Pin are necessary to access the ebooks.