Databases
The inclusive dates are given for each, but these electronic sources tend to work best for books
published in the last few decades.
Broad Subject Databases
• Academic
Search Elite Coverage of over two thousand scholarly journals; dates vary, as far back as the
mid-1980s.
•  Book Review Index (1965-present)
Database including citations to reviews in academic and popular journals, primarily social sciences
and humanities.
• JSTOR
Full text backfile (excluding several recent years) of about 400 journals in business, ecology,
economics, mathematics, political science, language and literature, and science. Choose
"Advanced Search" then limit type to "Review."
• Lexis/Nexis
Academic Universe Coverage dates vary by title, including 20+ print and online
publications from as far back as the 1980s. Using "Guided News Search," choose
"Arts and Sports News" in step one, followed by "Book, Movie, Music & Play
Reviews" in step two. Search by title or author making sure date range covers the
publication year.
• NY Review
of Books (1963-present)
• NY
Times (1851-1999)
• NY Times Full
Text (1980-current)
• Periodicals Index
Online Coverage varies by title up through 1995.
• Project
MUSE Generally 2000 to present; covers 300+ humanities, arts and social science journals.
Use "Advanced Search" and change limit "By Type" to "Review."
• ProQuest
Research Library Coverage varies by title, generally late 1980s to present. Using
"Basic" search option, enter key words from book title in search box; click on
"More Search Options" tab and under "Document Type" select
"Review/Book Review."
• Web of
Science (1980-present) Best starting place for reviews in science. Use general
search, select desired database component and restrict search by language and document type.
Subject-Specific Databases
For subject-specific sources, use the drop-down menu on the library's home page listing of
"Articles, Databases, and other E-Resources." A few examples include:
• ABI/Inform
(business, 1971-present)
• America:
History and Life (American history, 1954-present)
• ATLA
(religion,1949-present)
• CINAHL,
(nursing, 1982-present)
• IEEExplore
(engineering, 1988 to present)
• MathSciNet
(1940 to present; reviews and citations to the world's literature in mathematics and related
fields)
• PsycInfo
(psychology, 1872 to present for journal articles; 1987 to present for books)
• Scitech
Book News (via ProQuest; 2000-)
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Print Resources
Located in the Reference Collection (Raynor 1st floor), these resources are ideal for books that
pre-date online sources.
• Book Review Digest (1906-current) Ref. Z 1035 .A1
B58X
• Book Review Index (1965-current) Ref. Z
1035 .A1 B6
• Book Reviews in Historical Periodicals (1972-1977)
Ref. Z 1035 .A1 I62X
• Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in
Humanities Journals (1802-1974) Ref. Z 1035 .A1 C65X
• Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly
Journals (1886-1974) Ref. Z 1035 .A1 C64
Web Sites with Book Reviews
• Amazon
• BookWire
Reviews (2004-present)
• E-STREAMS;
Electronic Reviews of Science & Technology References covering Engineering, Agriculture,
Medicine and Science (1998-)
• NYTimes.com
Locate "Books" on the left and then enter your search in "Book Reviews"
(1981-current)
• Scholar.Google.com
Choose "News" category, "Advanced News Search", type in "Book
Reviews" and title and/or author
• Yahoo: Book Reviews
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