Sources of Book Reviews
LIBRARY GUIDE
Tofind a book review, it is important to know the author, title, and earliest date of publication of a book. If you do not know this information, check UTMOST, the online catalog, or ask for help at the Information/Reference Desk. You may use computer and/or print indexes to find reviews. The listed print indexes are available on the first floor of Carlson Library. In print indexes, start with the volume which corresponds to the earliest date of publication of your book and look under the author’s name. Check several years beyond this date as reviews may continue to appear for several years after the original date of publication. The list below is broken into Electronic and Print sources of book reviews. In each case, general reviewing sources are listed first, followed by subject-specific sources; their titles usual indicate the subject coverage. If you are looking for reviews of works of literature or fiction, consult general sources first. If after checking the appropriate indexes, you have not found any reviews, remember - NOT ALL BOOKS PUBLISHED ARE REVIEWED!
Electronic Book Review Sources
Title |
Location |
Date |
Search Tips |
| Book Review Digest (See also Print version) |
OhioLINK | 1983-1996 | Search by BOOK TITLE or BOOK AUTHOR Not comprehensive; only includes books that are reviewed in several sources. |
| Citation Indexes: Science, Social Science, Arts & Humanities (See also Print version) |
1990-Present | Perform a CITED REF search with the AUTHOR's last name and initials and the publication date as CITED YEAR. Click on LOOKUP. Select the title from the list and choose Book Review as the Document Type. Click SEARCH to retrieve results. | |
| Applied Science & Technology Index (See also Print version) |
OhioLINK | 1983-Present | WORD search for title words and the phrase 'Book Review' |
| Art Index (See also Print version) |
OhioLINK | 1984-Present | WORD search for title words and the phrase 'Book Review' |
| Biological and Agricultural Index | OhioLINK | 1983-Present | WORD search for title words and the phrase 'Book Review' |
| Education Index (See also Print version) |
OhioLINK | 1983-Present | WORD search for title words and the phrase 'Book Review' |
| Hispanic American Periodicals Index | OhioLINK | 1970-Present | TITLE WORD search for words in title and the SUBJECT 'BKR' |
| Index to Legal Periodicals | 1981-Present | WORD search for title words and the phrase 'Book Review' | |
| RILM Abstracts of Music Literature | OhioLINK | 1969-Present | Search for keywords from the title along with the word 'review' |
Printed Book Review Sources
Title |
Location |
Date |
Search Tips: |
| Book Review Digest (See also Electronic version) |
Unit 1 | 1905-Present | Search by Author in main section; subject and title index at end. Not comprehensive; only includes books that are reviewed in several sources. |
| Book Review Index | Unit 1 | 1965-Present | Search by Author or Title in separate volumes. |
| Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals |
Unit 1 | 1886-1974 | Search by Author or Title in separate volumes. |
| Current Book Review Citations | Unit 1 | 1976-1982 | Search by Author in main section; Title index at end. |
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Unit 6 | 1958-1994 | 1958-1978 by Subject or Author under heading 'Literature' 1979-1986 under heading 'Book Reviews' 1987-1994 under heading 'Books-Authors' or 'Books-Titles'. |
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Unit 1 | 1896-1970 | Search by Author, Title, Subject, Byline or Category. |
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Unit 6 | 1851-1996 | Search by Title under heading "Book Reviews" in main section. |
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Units 33 & 28 |
1958-1996 | 1958-1988 by Title under heading "Book Reviews" in General News Section. 1989- under heading "Books-Authors" or "Books-Titles" |
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Unit 6 | 1985-1996 | 1985-1988 by Title under heading "Book Reviews" 1989- under heading "Books-Authors" or "Books-Titles" |
| Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature | Units 8 & 10 |
1976-Present | Book reviews are at end of main section by Author and Title. |
| Citation Indexes: Arts & Humanities, Social Sciences, or Science (See also Electronic version) |
Units 17, 18, 30 & 31 |
AH:1975-1996 SS:1956-1996 S: 1955-1997 |
In Citation Index, search by author's last name and initials; Book reviews are identified by a 'B'. |
| America: History & Life | Units 7 & 10 |
1974-Present | 1974-1988: Part B Index to book reviews by author, title and subject 1989-Present: Author, Title, ans Subject, identified by 'B' for book review |
| American Humanities Index | Unit 12 | 1984-Present | Author and Subject |
| Applied Science & Technology Index (See also Electronic version) |
Units 31 & 48 |
1976-1996 | Book reviews at end of main section by Author and Title. |
| Art Index (See also Electronic version) |
Units 14 & 11 |
1973-1994 | Author and Title at end of main section. |
| Book Review Index to Social Science Periodicals | Unit 1 | 1964-1972 | Search by Author |
| Business Periodicals Index | Units 33 & 28 |
1958-1996 | Book reviews at end of main section by Author and Title. |
| Catholic Periodical and Literature Index | Unit 17 | 1967-1994 | 1967-1980 by author in "Appendix" 1981-1994 under heading "Book Reviews" in main section. |
| Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals | Unit 1 | 1802-1974 | Author and Title in separate index. |
| Education Index (See also Electronic version) |
Units 21 & 22 |
1929-1996 | 1969-1975: by Author under heading "Book Reviews" in main section 1976-Present: at end of main section by author and title. |
| General Science Index | Unit 41 | 1978-1996 | Book reviews at end of main section by Author and Title. |
| Humanities Index | Unit 14 | 1974-Present | Book reviews at end of main section by Author and Title. |
| Index to Book Reviews in Historical Periodicals | Unit 1 | 1972-1977 | Search by Author in main section; title index at the end. |
| Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities | Unit 1 | 1960-1990 | Author. |
| Music Index | Units 14 & 11 |
1949-Present | Author under heading "Book Reviews" in main section. |
| Philosophers Index | Unit 11 | 1967-Present | Book Review Index at end of main section. |
| Social Sciences Index | Units 25 & 27 |
1974-Present | Book reviews at end of main section by Author and Title. |
| Techincal Book Review Index | Unit 1 | 1945-1988 | Author index at end of volume. |
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