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Women’s Suffrage: The Right to Vote

Credo Reference — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:28 +0000

Today’s Featured Topic Page is: *Women’s suffrage.

On this day - May 16, 2005, Kuwait’s National Assembly voted to permit women’s suffrage.

In the US, the idea was first seriously proposed at… Read More...

The Credo Current – May 15

Credo Reference — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:35 +0000

Today’s post provides you with background information on items that are in the news this week.

Surfing
Surfing is an ancient sport that dates back thousands of years and has a history that intersects with colonialism, World War II and… Read More...

Free Online Seminar Sessions this week -> Using QR Codes in Your Library

Credo Reference — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:00:11 +0000

Credo Reference and Libraries Thriving will be hosting two free online seminars this week (one of them taking place today at 10am EDT!) as part of the Read More...

Credo Reference Friday Brainteaser – Sports Venues

Credo Reference — Fri, 11 May 2012 09:55:21 +0000

Can you answer these questions about various sports venues?

1. Lord’s Cricket Ground in London was named after Thomas Lord: true or false?

2. In which American city is the arena of Madison Square Garden?

3. In which French city… Read More...

Tomato: Common-Law Vegetable

Credo Reference — Thu, 10 May 2012 14:02:41 +0000

Today’s Featured Topic Page is: *Tomato. On May 10, 1893, the US Supreme Court ruled in Nex v. Hedden that a tomato was classified as a vegetable for the purposes of the Tariff Act… Read More...

Upcoming Libraries Thriving Online Seminar: Using QR Codes in your Library

Credo Reference — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:42:58 +0000

We are excited to announce that Credo Reference and Libraries Thriving will be hosting two free online seminars this week as part of the Read More...

Reno: The Biggest Little City in the World

Credo Reference — Wed, 09 May 2012 05:00:08 +0000

Today’s Featured Topic Page is *Reno. On this day May 9, 1868, the city of Reno was founded in Nevada. Since gambling was legalized in Nevada in 1931, tourism has been the major industry… Read More...

The Credo Current – May 8

Credo Reference — Tue, 08 May 2012 10:00:29 +0000

Today’s post provides you with background information on items that are in the news this week.

Glaciers

Glaciers are always moving, and the center of a glacier moves faster than the surface because the surface encounters friction. If the ice… Read More...

Pulitzer Prize

Credo Reference — Mon, 07 May 2012 14:30:33 +0000

On this day, May 7, 1917, Pulitzer prizes were established by a Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911). According to the Chambers Dictionary of… Read More...

Credo Reference Friday Brainteaser – On This Date

Credo Reference — Fri, 04 May 2012 09:55:52 +0000

This week’s brainteaser is about the dates when particular events occurred.

1. On the night of April 14, 1912, the most luxurious liner ever struck an iceberg and sank. What was the ship called?

2. In November 2006, a former… Read More...