Credo Adds
ASTD, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and QA International to Growing List of
Partners
Enhanced
Reference Content Facilitates Reference-Based Discovery
June
27, 2013, Boston, Oxford – Credo, the industry leader for information skills
solutions, today announced that it has finalized distribution agreements with
three industry-leading publishers, American Society for Training &
Development (ASTD), MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and QA International, making it
possible to offer additional enhanced content under both subscription and
perpetual access models through its Literati and Credo Online Reference Service
solutions.
Credo
has licensed 27 ASTD leadership and management titles, a comprehensive
collection of video interviews and mini-documentary segments from
MacNeil/Lehrer Productions and an extensive collection of over 400 videos from
QA International.
“ASTD
is pleased to partner with Credo as a way to bring its training and
professional development content to the academic and library audiences,” said
Glenn Saltzman, Director of ASTD Editorial Production. “We’re looking forward
to supplementing the current offering with further reference and professional
development content from ASTD Press.”
“Credo gives us a unique opportunity to
make our content available to a wider audience,” said Annette Miller, Vice
President of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions. “We are pleased to contribute to
Credo’s growing video catalogue, bringing scholarly content to life.”
“QA International and Credo share a common
emphasis on making reference content interactive,” said Caroline Fortin,
Publisher and Vice President of QA International. “Tools such as the Mind Map
allow users to interact with our titles and related resource linking helps give
context to titles that could stand on their own but offer additional value as a
part of the scholarly conversation.”
“At Credo, our focus is on helping librarians
provide their users with the highest quality e-reference content on an
easy-to-use platform,” said Carol Helton, Credo’s Executive Vice President of
Customer Solutions and Marketing. “Adding these trusted resources from
ASTD, QA International and MacNeil/Lehrer Productions helps us give librarians
the tools that they need to extend the learning moment so these users can
develop critical information literacy skills while addressing their immediate
information and research needs.”
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About American Society for Training & Development
(ASTD Press) ASTD Press is the premier publisher
specializing in best practices related to workforce education, training, and
professional development. ASTD content helps training & learning
practitioners increase their relevance, enhance their skills, and align
learning to business results. Topics include training basics, management,
training evaluation, instructional design, and leadership.
About MacNeil/Lehrer Productions For thirty years, MacNeil/Lehrer Productions (MLP) has
been synonymous with trustworthiness, depth, creativity and innovation in
broadcast journalism. MLP produces the PBS NewsHour, one of the most trusted
institutions in news, as well as award-winning documentaries and non-fiction
television programming for public, commercial and cable television. In addition
to broadcast programming, MLP produces educational resources for students and
teachers, civic forums across the United States and e-books. For more
information, visit www.macneil-lehrer.com.
About QA International Renowned for
its remarkable designs, eye-catching illustrations and solid content, QA
international is a leader when it comes to visually innovative reference
content. Its outstanding reference guides and videos on subjects as
diverse as anatomy, ecology, geography, astronomy, cooking, health and sports
have earned QA International a strong reputation among international publishers
and partners from around the world. For more information, visit www.qa-international.com .
About Credo A 2013 SIIA CODiE Award winner, Credo believes that
everyone deserves the ability to learn and the opportunity to succeed.
To help people achieve their academic, professional and personal
goals, Credo partners with libraries, educators, publishers and technology
providers to deliver solutions for developing information skills. Founded
in 1999, Credo has offices in Boston and the UK. For additional
information about Credo and its Literati solutions please visit http://corp.credoreference.com.
