This guide will enable you to locate reviews of books, which are generally found in newspapers, journals and magazines.
When searching for book reviews, perform a SUBJECT search using the term "book reviews" for a general listing of all reviews. When looking for a specific title, refer to the Search tips listed below for each individual database.
Search tips: Select appropriate databases such as Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier and Newspaper Source. All of these databases include many book reviews, and most will be in full text. To limit your search to book reviews, use the Advanced Search options to select the Document Type "book reviews" When searching a book title, entering it with quotation marks will ensure the database is searching the phrase and not just the words anywhere. In addition to Academic Search Premier, MasterFILE Premier and Newspaper Source, EbscoHost provides several other databases that will also include review in specific subjects:
Search tips: Find book reviews using the following search formats: * If you have the title of the book: us the Title search box and type in the title of the book. * Partial title words: Keyword search and in the Document Type search field enter Book Review * Book reviews for a specific author: in the Author search field enter the author name (first name last name format) and in the Document Type search field enter Book Review.
Search tips: Choose the Advanced Search option and search by the title of the book using a Title search. For reviews on a topic or genre, Keyword search using this format: book reviews AND science fiction.
Search tips: Add "review-article" in the search box combined with a topic, author or genre. The format would appear like this: review-article and science fiction.
Choice reviews significant current books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education. Each year Choice publishes more than 6,500 reviews by subject experts. The online version dates back to 1988. The library also has Choice in the bound periodicals back to 1964.
Search tips: Full text of book reviews published in newspapers, magazines and journals are available. Choose the "News" option, then the "Book, Movie, Music, Play and Video Reviews " option under "Select sources ". In the Keyword: box type in the title of the book and in the next box type in book review. LexisNexis includes full text (since June 1980) of the New York Times Book Review, to search just this title choose the "Sources" tab and type "New York Times" in the search box.
Provides the full text of the New York Times from 1855 excluding the latest 3 years. The Book Review section has page numbers that start with BR.
Full text of Harper's Weekly Magazine, 1857-1876
Book Review Indexes Many journals publish book reviews. Some journals are devoted only to reviewing books, like Booklist, Choice and The New York Times Book Review. However, longer and more critical reviews are often included in subject specific journals. For example, each volume of The Journal of American Studies contains reviews of books written about American studies. To locate these book reviews, use the indexes below. For help, ask at the reference desk.The Reference and Index Collection are located on the first floor, on your right as you enter the building.
Monthly review that "provides citations to and excerpts of reviews of current juvenile and adult fiction and nonfiction in the English language." Entries are listed in alphabetical order by primary author name. Subject and Title indexes located at the end of each volume.
"Provides access to reviews of thousands of books, periodicals and books-on-tape. Represents a wide range of popular, academic, and professional interests." Entries arranged alphabetically by the primary author name or by book title if there is no primary author.
"Provides access to reviews of thousands of children's books, periodicals and books-on-tape." Entries arranged alphabetically by the primary author name or by book title if there is no primary author.
Essay-reviews of 200 outstanding books published in the United States each year.
Links to all book reviews on all genre and in all formats.
Provides customer reviews and excerpts from published reviews.
Allows you to catalog your favorite books and share comments.
Facebook application that allows you to share comments with friends noting books you want to read, are reading or have read.
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