Book Reviews
General Sources
Book Review Digest (1920-current) Ref Z1219 .C95
Cites and excerpts reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children. Includes only reviews that have appeared within 18 months of the book's publication
Interdisciplinary index to journal articles and partially full-text database. Use a Keyword Search to locate book reviews. To find a review for the book Life of Pi , your keyword search would be: book review* and Life of Pi. Coverage: 1980-present.
Historical Newspapers, New York Times
Full-text of the New York Times, including book reviews, from 1851-2001. Enter the title of the book in quotes or the author's name and then select Review from the Document Type pull-down menu.
Provides access to back issues of journals (back to 19th century), not current issues. To search for book reviews, scroll down the search screen until you see "REFINE YOUR SEARCH (optional)". In the "Limit by Type" category, click in the box next to "reviews" and remove the checkmark from the box to the left of "articles."
Provides full-text book reviews on various topics in a variety of sources including The New York Times . To search for book reviews, select the "Guided News Search" option. Click on the tab "General News Search" and select "Arts and Sports News" in Step 1. In Step 2 select "Book, movie, music, & play reviews" from the pull-down menu. Coverage: varies by publication, but many may be searched from 1980-present.
New York Times Index (1851-current, *missing various years, check CUB Cat for dates)
Ref AI21 .N44
Provides citations of book reviews in the New York Times since 1858. There are author, title, subject, genre and reviewer indexes. Since 1971, citations are arranged alphabetically by author under the subject heading "Book Reviews."