Contents
[hidetoc]If your book was published in the last fifteen years, try the online sites listed below. If your book is older, try the print sources listed in each section.
GENERAL SITES
- Academic
Search and Masterfile
Premier From EBSCO
- Amazon.com Click on the "books" tab
- Arts and Letters Daily A service of the Chronicle of Higher Education; Provides news and reviews of current publications and links to current review sources
- Atlantic Online Book reviews from articles in the Atlantic Monthly from 1995 to the present and selected older articles from the archive
- Barnes & Noble BookBrowser Guide for avid readers
- Booklist Also available in the University Library Periodicals area from 1970-date
- BookPage Book reviews and author interviews
- Bookreporter.com Author interviews, reading group guides, reviews
- Books in
Print With reviews from Bowker
- BooksInPrint.com
- Booksense.com
- Bookspot What to read, where to buy, genre corner, behind the books
- Bookwire Collection of links to major book-oriented sites
- Boston Book Review
- Just Book Reviews Features independent reviews by academics
- Library Journal Digital Select Periodical
Holdings; enter Library Journal into the box provided. Select the appropriate
electronic site based on publication year needed.
- Midwest Book Review
- New York Review of Books
- New York Times Book Review Search for online book reviews back to 1980; Requires free registration
- New York Times Index from ProQuest
Newspapers is indexed from 1989 to date and provides full text from
1999 to date
- Publishers Weekly Select Periodical
HoldingsList; enter Publisher's Weekly into the box provided. Select the appropriate
electronic site based on publication year needed.
- OmniFile From WilsonWeb
- ReviewsofBooks.com Gathers online book reviews in one place
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Book Review Digest 1906-1995 REF PN98.B7Z93x
- Book Review Index 1965-2002 REF PN98.B7 Z92x Arranged by author. In 1976 a title index was begun
- New York Times Index, 1925-2005 REF INDEX SHELVES
- Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900-1995 REF INDEX SHELVES
ART
Use subject "book reviews" or "book review" combined with author or title information to find indexing and full text of many book reviews from art magazines and journals.
- Art Full
Text From WilsonWeb
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Art Index 1929-1995 Reference Area Print Indexes
BUSINESS
Use subject "book reviews" or "book review" combined with author or title information to find indexing and full text of many book reviews from business magazines and journals.
- ABI/Inform
- Business
Full Text From WilsonWeb
- Business
Source Elite From EBSCO
- Lexis Nexis: Academic
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Business Periodicals Index 1958-1993 Reference Area Print Indexes
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
- BookHive award-winning site from Charlotte & Mecklenberg County Public Library for finiding children's books
- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
- Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- Children's Literature University Library Subject Guide
- Cooperative Children's Book Center based at University of Wisconsin-Madison
- KidsRead.com Place for children to find out about new books from Scholaastic Magazine
- Magination Press of the American Psychological Association. Psychology, mental health and development books aimed at youth, ages 4-18, "to help understand feelings, provide information about a topic and provide coping stategies"
- Papertigers.org Young readers' books from and about the Pacific Rim and South Asia
- PreschoolEducation.com Select Book Reviews at left
- School Library Journal Select Periodical Holdings; enter School Library Journal into the box
provided. Select the appropriate electronic site based on publication
year needed.
- Teaching Books "Sharing the spirit of children's literature" Click on Site Map link at top of screen, then select Children's Literature Review Sites. Free registration.
- Through a Looking Glass Children's Book Review
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Children's Catalog REF PN1009.A1 Z9936x
- Children's Literature Review v.1 1976-date REF PN1009.A1 C5139
EDUCATION
Use subject "book reviews" or "book review" combined with author or title information to find indexing and full text of many book reviews from education magazines and journals.
- Education
Full Text From WilsonWeb
- ERIC
From EBSCO
- Education Review Journal of book reviews
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Education Index 1929-1993, Reference Area Print Indexes
HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Use subject "book reviews" or "book review" combined with author or title information to find indexing and full text of many book reviews in magazines and journals
- Ethnic Newswatch
From Proquest
- Gender Watch From Proquest
- H-Net Reviews in Humanitities and Social Sciences, an online scholarly resource
- Humanities
Full Text From WilsonWeb
- Project
Muse Provides full text humanities book reviews
- PsycInfo From EBSCO
- Social
Sciences Full Text From WilsonWeb
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Humanities Index 1974-1993, Reference Area Print Indexes
- Social Sciences Index 1974-1993, Reference Area Print Indexes
- Social Sciences and Humanities Index 1965-1974, Reference Area Print Indexes
SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
Use subject "book reviews" or "book review" combined with author or title information to find indexing and full text of many book reviews in magazines and journals
- Applied
Science Full Text From WilsonWeb
- Biological
and Agricultural Index Plus From WilsonWeb
- CINAHLwith Full Text (Cumulative
Index of Nursing and Allied Health). From EBSCO
- General
Science Full Text From WilsonWeb
- Nutrition Abstracts and
Reviews
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Applied Science and Technology 1958-1995, Reference Area Print Indexes
- Biological and Agricultural Index 1964-1993, Reference Area Print Indexes
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 05/16/2008 and Last Revised: 4/1/2008
Contact Denise Madland for more information or help on this topic.