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Finding Book Reviews

Book reviews appear in magazines and journals near the time of the book’s publication and can be valuable aids in the study of a particular book. Book reviews may include a criticism of the book, a summary of the subject, and even a comparison with other similar books. The resources below are useful for finding book reviews.

Library Databases:
Use menus or keywords to limit your search to book reviews

Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost):  Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications. Coverage: 1975 to present. Updated: Daily.  Limit to Book Reviews in the "Document Types" area. See Book Reviews In EBSCOhost (PDF) guide for details.

MasterFile Premier (EBSCOhost):  Full-text from nearly 3,000 general reference, business, consumer health, general science, and multi-cultural periodicals. Coverage: 1984 to present. Updated: daily. Limit to Book Reviews in the "Document Types" area. See Book Reviews In EBSCOhost (PDF) guide for details.

Newspapers (ProQuest):  Provides comprehensive coverage of over 500  major national and international newspapers, including: The New York Times (full text from 1999 to present), Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, with over 300 newspapers in full text. Use "More Search Options" to limit to "Article Type" of Book Reviews.

 

Indexes to Book Reviews:
These are located in the library

Book Review Digest (Ready Reference): 1905-1999. Contains references to various reviews and quotations or excerpts from the actual review. Emphasis is on works of general interest, and only reviews published 18 months from books publication are listed.

Book Review Index (Ready Reference): 1965-Present. Emphasis on popular, academic, and professional interests. Indexes over 500 publications from the United States, Canada, Europe and Australia.

Children’s Literature Review (Ref Z 1037 A1 C35): 1976-Present. Excerpts from reviews, criticism, and commentary on books for children and young people.

Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities (Ready Reference): 1960-1990. From 1960-1970, humanities included history and social science. Beginning with 1970, social science materials were not included.

National Library Service Cumulative Book Review (Ready Reference): 1905-1974. Index to over one million books on all subjects.

New York Times Index (Newspaper Indexes shelf): 1851-Present.

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (Reference Indexes shelf): 1901-2003. Check for the book reviews section at the back of each volume.

The Times Index (1973-2002) / Index to the Times (1957-1972) / Official Index to the Times (1941-1957) / Palmer’s Index to the Times Newspaper (1790-1941) / Times Index (1785) (Newspaper Indexes shelf). Index to the London England newspaper, The Times and its supplements, including The Times Literary Supplement.

 

Public Websites:
The following web resources contain book reviews:

Directory of Book Reviews on the Web: Published by AcqWeb.

CM: Canadian Review of Materials: Issues biweekly electronic journal reviews of books and electronic media for young people. Published by Manitoba Library Association.

BookWire: Book industry’s site featuring reviews, book awards and many library or book related links.

H-Net: Humanities and social sciences online.

 


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