Finding Book Reviews in History
To find reviews, follow instructions below and type keywords from the title of the book in the search box.
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Book Review Digest (1906- )This is a PAPER source in the Index Area, Main Floor East. Call number: Z 1219 .C96. You need to know year the book was published. Includes excerpts from the reviews.
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Book Review Index This link opens in a new window
Coverage: 1965-present
Comprehensive guide to over 5.6 million book reviews in numerous disciplines, including literature, history, education, psychology, political science, and more. This database covers thousands of indexed publications, including Kirkus Reviews, Library Journal, The New York Times Book Review, Times Literary Supplement, Village Voice, and Middle East Policy.
Note: This database defaults initial search results to after 1980. To perform a search for reviews from 1965-1979, go to advanced search, uncheck the box labeled documents with full text, change the date limit to before January 1, 1980, and then enter your search terms.
For more information about using this resource, view the publisher's online tutorial.
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Historical Newspapers via ProQuest This link opens in a new windowChoose "Advanced Search." Under "document type" select "review." NOTE: Sometimes the review limit is not accurate. You may have to search the title of the book and/or author name, without adding the limit review.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new windowSelect "advanced search" and limit "item type" to "reviews." May not have the most recent titles.
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Readers' Guide Retrospective This link opens in a new windowChoose "book review" in "document type."
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Reviews in American History (1973-present; Johns Hopkins University Press)In-depth review essays about the latest books in American history
Where's the Full Text?
- If the full text of an article is not available within a database, try one of these three ways to figure out if the library has the journal or call the Research Help Desk at 405-325-4142 for assistance.
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