The USC Libraries subscribe to the Credo Reference e-resource, which recently added a wealth of new titles, which you'll find listed below. You can access the Credo Reference database from our e-resources pages.
Latest Additions
- Dictionary of Policing, Willan Publishing in Social Sciences
- Dictionary of Prisons and Punishment, Willan Publishing in Social Sciences
- Dictionary of Probation and Offender Management, Willan Publishing in Social Sciences
- Dictionary of Youth Justice, Willan Publishing in Social Sciences
- Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence, M.E. Sharpe in Social Sciences
- A Glossary of Political Theory, Edinburgh University Press in Social Sciences
- A Glossary of UK Government and Politics, Edinburgh University Press in Social Sciences
- Key Concepts in Journalism Studies, Sage in Social Sciences
- Key Concepts in Political Communication, Sage in Social Sciences
- Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought in Social Sciences
- Political Philosophy A-Z, Edinburgh University Press in Philosophy
- World Politics Since 1945, Pearson in History
Credo is also updating titles to the latest editions. The following updated title was recently released.
- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, F. A. Davis in Medicine
And here's the featured title of the month from Credo:
Featured Title of the Month
Encyclopedia of Intelligence & Counterintelligence from M.E. Sharpe
From references to secret agents in The Art of War in 400 B.C.E. to the Bush administration's War on Terrorism, espionage has always been an essential part of state security policies. This illustrated encyclopedia traces the fascinating stories of spies, intelligence, and counterintelligence throughout history.
The Encyclopedia of Intelligence and Counterintelligence provides a unique background perspective for viewing history and current events. In easy-to-understand, non-technical language, it explains how espionage works as a function of national policy; traces the roots of national security; profiles key intelligence leaders, agents, and double-agents; discusses intelligence concepts and techniques; and profiles the security organizations and intelligence history and policies of nations around the world. As a special feature, the set also includes forewords by current U.S. Secretary of Defense and former CIA Director Robert M. Gates and former KGB Major General Oleg Kalugin that help clarify the evolution of intelligence and counterintelligence and their crucial roles in world affairs today.
Read a few of the interesting entries:
- Timeline of intelligence
- Black Tom Island
- Soviet Union
- Alan Turing
- Operation CHAOS
- Julius and Ethel Rosenberg