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How to Find Book Reviews


To find book reviews, you need the author and title of the book as well as the year of publication.  Generally, book reviews appear in the year or year after the book was published.  Not all books are reviewed and sometimes it takes a couple of years for a review to appear. 
Article and Full-text Databases

This link opens a new window - Info About Academic Search Premier Academic Search Premier  (All US JHU)

Online from 1989-. Multidisciplinary database covering scholarly and popular periodicals many with full text.

This link opens a new window - Info About Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature  (All US JHU)

Online from 1920-. Lists books, articles, critical editions of literary works, book reviews, collections of essays, etc. published worldwide.

This link opens a new window - Info About Arts and Humanities Citation Index via Web of Science Arts and Humanities Citation Index via Web of Science  (All US JHU)

Online from 1980-. Citation index to over 1,300 Arts and Humanities journals.

This link opens a new window - Info About Book Review Digest Plus Book Review Digest Plus  (All JHU (incl. International))

Online from 1983-. Indexes over 100 periodicals published in the U.S., U.K., and Canada and reviews about 7000 books per year. Print version covers 1905-.

This link opens a new window - Info About Books in print. (Global edition) Books in print. (Global edition)  (All JHU (incl. International))

Includes information about books, audiovisual materials, lists of award winners, and publisher information as well as book reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal and more.

This link opens a new window - Info About Humanities Full Text (also part of OmniFile full text mega) Humanities Full Text (also part of OmniFile full text mega)  (All US JHU)

Online from 1984-. Indexes 400 major journals in the Humanities. Full text coverage from 100 publications from 1/95.

This link opens a new window - Info About JSTOR JSTOR  (All US JHU)

Full-text, page-image archive of scholarly journals starting with volume one of each journals. Titles include Callaloo, MLN, Shakespeare Quarterly, and others.

This link opens a new window - Info About LexisNexis Academic  <b>New Interface</b> LexisNexis Academic New Interface  (All US JHU)

Coverage varies, but typically includes the last 20 years. Useful for full-text film, book, and play reviews. Includes many U.S. and international newspapers as well as popular magazines. No images. Under "Guided News Search," select "Arts & Sports" from the first drop-down box.

This link opens a new window - Info About Periodicals Index Online Periodicals Index Online  (All US JHU)

Index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences from their first issues to 1995.

This link opens a new window - Info About Project  MUSE Project MUSE  (All JHU (incl. International))

Access to over 100 full-text scholarly journals from JHU Press, Duke UP, Penn State and more.

This link opens a new window - Info About Readers' Guide Full Text (also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega) Readers' Guide Full Text (also part of OmniFile Full Text Mega)  (All US JHU)

Current index covers 1983 -. Indexes articles from popular periodicals in the U.S. and Canada.

This link opens a new window - Info About Readers' Guide To Periodical Literature Retrospective Readers' Guide To Periodical Literature Retrospective  (All US JHU)

Retrospective index covers 1890-1982.

Use the Following to find pre-1900 book reviews

This link opens a new window - Info About American Periodicals Series Online, 1740-1900 American Periodicals Series Online, 1740-1900  (All US JHU)

Digitized images of the pages of American magazines and journals that originated between 1741 and 1900.

This link opens a new window - Info About ProQuest Newspapers (Historical) ProQuest Newspapers (Historical)  (All US JHU)

Full text, page image of historical newspapers including New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Wall street Journal, and Washington Post.

This link opens a new window - Info About Nineteenth Century Masterfile.  Series I. Nineteenth Century Masterfile. Series I.  (All US JHU)

Premier index to nineteenth-century periodicals and includes Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (+ supplements), 1802-1906.

This link opens a new window - Info About Periodicals Index Online Periodicals Index Online  (All US JHU)

Index to the contents of thousands of periodicals in the Humanities and Social Sciences from their first issues to 1995.

 

 

 

 

Related Article Databases for Book Reviews
The following databases include references to book reviews:

This link opens a new window - Info About America: History and Life (old version) America: History and Life (old version)  (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About Art abstracts Art abstracts   (All US JHU)
This link opens a new window - Info About Philosopher's Index Philosopher's Index  (All US JHU)

Print Sources

Book Review Digest, 1905-
MSEL GEN REF Z1219 .B78

Book Review Index, 1965-
MSEL GEN REF Z1219 .B79

Combined retrospective Book Review in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974
MSEL GEN REF A13 .C55 1982

Combined Retrospective Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974
MSEL GEN REF Z1035 .A1 C685 1979

Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities
MSEL GEN REF Z1007 .I53

Selected Online Internet Sources

This link opens a new window - Info About Booklist Booklist  (Any location)

Digital counterpart of the American Library Association's Booklist magazine.

Booknotes

Booknotes is the companion site to the television show on C-SPAN that features authors and discussions of books. Covers 1997-present.

Bookwire

Sponsored by Bowker, leads to reviews, author pages, and book industry information.

Bryn Mawr Classical Review

Publishes timely reviews of current scholarly work in the field of classical studies (including archaeology). Covers 1990-present.

This link opens a new window - Info About H-Net Reviews H-Net Reviews  (Any location)

Reviews books in the humanities and social sciences.  Covers 1993-present.

The Medieval Review

Publishes reviews of current work in all areas of Medieval Studies, a field it interprets as broadly as possible.  Covers 1993-present.

New York Review of Books

Currently not available.

Review of Biblical Literature

Founded by the Society of Biblical Literature, presents reviews of books in biblical studies and related fields.

Women's Review of Books

Provides indexing and some full text to printed resources (current issues in M-level Current Periodicals under HQ1101 .W365 until replaced with microfilm).


For additional suggestions or help with your research, please see the librarian on duty (M-level of MSEL) or contact the Research Services Librarian for your department.


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