QuickStart Guide: Finding Book Reviews

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How to find the full text from a citation

Key Databases for Book Reviews  - citations to articles

• Books in Print
• Book Review Digest (1983-present)
  In print: Indexes & Abstracts Area Z1219 .C96 (1905-present)
• Choice Reviews Online

Broader Databases that Include Book Reviews   - citations & abstracts

• Web of Science
  Use Full Search, then General Search. Scroll to Set Search Limits, then scroll to Book Review and search as usual.
• ERIC
  Choose Record Type in the pulldown menu. Type "reviews" in the box (not "book reviews"). Enter your search topic.
• America: History and Life
  Choose Advanced Search. Next to "Document Type" click on the magnifying glass. Check "Book Review" box and paste terms. Enter your topic or keywords.

Full-text Databases that Include Book Reviews Â

• EthnicNewsWatch
  specify book reviews in the Type box in Advanced Search
• Lexis-Nexis Academic
  In 'Guided Search' put "book reviews" as the headline search. Use the other search boxes for your search topic.

This page was last modified on: Oct 30, 2007