Meeting the Needs of College and University Librarians, Professors and Students
With reliable, accurate, current information in a cost-effective package
AS A RESEARCH TOOL:
“The education students have been using the CLCD to look up reviews and to find children’s books on specific subjects for specific grade or reading levels for their 3 methods classes. I use it for those purposes, and for compiling my subject bibliographies. I really like it, and so do my students. I think it’s better than NoveList, easier to use, with more search options, and indexing more children’s books.”
Krista Hartman
Information Services Specialist/Librarian - Associate Professor
Mohawk Valley Community College Libraries
Utica, NY
AS A TEACHING TOOL:
“The pre-service teachers here at Bowling Green State University have embraced the Children’s Literature Comprehensive Database. Many of their assignments involve creating annotated bibliographies and presenting children's books that require them to search out resources by topic and grade level. A quick demonstration of the CLCD and the students are beaming with appreciation. Our statistics show that they are using it often both on campus and from remote sites. We couldn’t be more pleased.”
Kathy Yoder
Librarian
Curriculum Resource Center, University Libraries
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
AS A RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT RESOURCE:
“CLCD is the easiest place to find book reviews. Having the full text of many reviews from so many different sources in one place for each title is a great time-saver. I also love the ability to limit by age or grade level. These and other features make CLCD invaluable for teachers, professors, students, and children alike.”
Christina M. Desai
Education Librarian
Morris Library, Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL
AS AN AGGREGATE OF REVIEW SOURCES:
“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
AS A COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT TOOL:
“I have been encouraging my students to look at CLCD as a collection development tool - they are pretty darned impressed.”
Janice M. Del Negro
GSLIS/Dominican University
River Forest, IL
AS A COST-EFFECTIVE RESOURCE:
“Because my students don't always have access to print copies of review journals, I recommend that they use the online reviews. They find reviews from CLCD (as opposed to personal reviews posted to Amazon and other "fan" sites) and they also find other information about the book, such as awards won. I also like CLCD because students discover that the comprehensive features of the database go beyond the reviews and can lead them to teaching tools and discussion guides and help them compile lists based on additional search qualifiers. This helps future teachers and librarians become excited about books and use newer and higher quality books in their classrooms and libraries.”
Jeanette Larson
Larson Library Consulting, Adjunct Instructor
Texas Woman's University, TX
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updated 9/19/11
