| CLCD offers the
power to streamline the tasks you perform everyday. CLCD
helps you find titles that have garnered
national and international awards and prizes; identify
titles that appear on best book lists; link to
author/illustrator web resources, features and
interviews; access curriculum tools; read reviews of
professional materials for teachers, librarians, and
parents; download marc records; prepare booktalks;
create book displays; compile orders; and respond to
book challenges.
CLCD is the most comprehensive
database of reading and educational materials for
children and young adults grade preK-12. More than
350,000 reviews from 37 respected review sources. 2
million MARC records, Over 1500 reviews added monthly.
CLCD contains a million value added elements such as
awards, curriculum and author links as well as reading
metrics. There are 50,000 cover images. The user can
limit the search to award winners as well as qualifiers
such as age, grade, publisher, publication date, etc.
“Before CLCD I needed to use several
very thick books, and journals, to gather the
information I needed. Now I can look up books by
subject, and find details about the books and reviews
– all in one easy to use package!” Barbara Shaffer,
Education Librarian, Penfield Library, SUNY Oswego, NY.
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