Discounted Databases & Free Trials

CLC makes available of a variety of discounted databases to our public library, academic library, and school library members via partnerships with two organizations specializing in electronic resources.

PUBLIC AND ACADEMIC LIBRARIES

For our public and academic library members, CLC partners with WALDO, the Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization. Like CLC, WALDO is a not-for-profit multi-type library consortium - but unlike CLC, its primary mission is to support the procurement and administration of electronic information services for its members. CLC shares in WALDO's consortial contracts to receive deep discounts on databases. Public and academic member libraries procure databases directly from WALDO, with invoicing handled through CLC.

See WALDO's current offerings for public and academic libraries (You will need to set up a username and password to obtain pricing and ordering information.)

For questions and orders, contact WALDO. Your WALDO Account Specialist is Joanne Montgomery, Senior Electronic Resources Specialist, 800.326.6495 x2 or joanne@waldolib.org.

SCHOOL LIBRARIES

For our school library members, we have partnered with OCLC for all of your database and other eContent needs. To discover the wide range of electronic resources available to your school library, visit OCLC's eContent site. You may participate in free trials and order databases directly through OCLC.

To subscribe to a database or request a free trial:

• Request an online quote or trial, or
• Contact OCLC's Beth Ewoldsen at ewoldseb@oclc.org or 800-543-4599 x1200 for more information.
• If OCLC does not offer the product you need - Contact Pattie Noren at CLC, pnoren@ctlibrarians.org.