Why Book Reviews?
Book reviews can help you:
o Find short pieces of criticism
o Evaluate books
o Understand how an older book was originally received by critics.
Online Resources
The library databases listed below include book reviews of scholarly and popular works. Dates of coverage vary for each resource.
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General OneFile This link opens in a new windowCovers items published from 1980 to the present on a variety of subjects.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowCoverage varies by title, often covering the full run of the journal up to 5 years ago. Full-text of core journals in a variety of subject areas. In Advanced Search: Narrow By > Item Type > Review
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Nexis Uni (formerly LexisNexis Academic) This link opens in a new windowNexis Uni contains a variety of resources to search for book reviews in newspapers and popular magazines. Search Tips: Click on the tab that says “All Nexis Uni” directly left of the search bar. From there, click "News," then click "Reviews" under “Article Type" Search for the name of a book or author. Option to filter your results further will be available in the left-hand toolbar on the search results page.
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Project MUSE This link opens in a new windowCovers journals in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Search the exact title of the book in quotation marks to locate reviews of a work.
Literary Review Publications
Want to keep up with what the world is reading? The following publications are all reviews all the time.
