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Sources for Book Reviews
Book reviews appear at the time a book is published and discuss its critical reception and evaluation. Literary criticism of a book or author involves the analysis and evaluation of a work as literature, the intentions of the author, and its relationship to other works of a similar nature or style.
For sources of Literary Criticism, please see our Subject Guide Literature and Literary Criticism.
Book Review Indexes
Book Review Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks Z1035. A1B6
Index to reviews appearing in 450 publications, primarily in the area of general fiction and nonfiction, humanities, social sciences, librarianship, bibliography, and juvenile fiction. Indexed by year of publication. Coverage: 1965 - present
Book Review Digest Plus (UTSA subscription)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks Z1219 .C96 (1913-1993)
Selected citations, brief excerpts and some full text (if available in another WilsonWeb product) to book reviews from 110 English and American periodicals. A non-fiction work must have received two or more reviews to be included. Coverage online: 1983-present. Some Full Text and excepts
Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974.
Location: JPL Reference Stacks Z1035 .A1C6
Author and title access to more than one million book reviews of 459 scholarly journals in history, political science, and sociology published from 1886 to 1974.
Magill's Literary Annual
Location: JPL Reference Stacks PN44 .M32
Essay-reviews of 200 outstanding books published in the United States during a particular year. Cumulative index of all titles reviewed in all volumes is in back of latest volume. Coverage: Annual (1977 - )
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature
Location: JPL Reference Stacks AI3 .R4
Book reviews are listed by author at the end of each volume. Coverage: 1900 - 1993
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General Databases
Academic Search Complete (EBSCO) (UTSA subscription)
Multidisciplinary database which indexes and abstracts more than 8,000 journals with full text/image to more than 4,600. Date coverages varies. Full Text/Full Image
- Choose "Book Review" from "Document Type" menu
- Search Author and/or title of book in "Default Fields"
- Note: Search in Author or Title field retrieves author or title of the review not book
ArticleFirst (UTSA subscription)
Citations to journal articles in a variety of subject areas including the sciences, social sciences,business, humanities, and popular culture. Coverage is 1990-present. Updated daily. Most records provide a list of library holdings. Citations Only
- Under keyword, type in the name of the book and "review".
Bowker's Books in Print (UTSA subscription)
Listings describe in-print and forthcoming books from approximately 45,000 North American publishers, U.S. distributors, and wholesalers. Search by title or author. Some listings have full text links to short reviews.
JSTOR (UTSA subscription)
Full text images of complete back runs of issues older than 5 years of economics, history, mathematics, ecology, political science, and sociology journals. See List of Journals for included titles. Full Image
- In Advanced Search, enter book title and/or author.
- Limit search to "review" in check box
MasterFILE Premier (EBSCO) (UTSA subscription)
Indexing and abstracting for more than 2,700 general publications. Also includes 5,000 Magill Book Reviews summaries of classic literature as well as current best sellers with 500 new reviews added each year. Magill Book Reviews are unique to EBSCO products and not available as a printed collection. Full Text/Full Image
- In Advanced Search, choose "Book Review" from "Document Type" menu
- Search Author and/or title of book in "Default Fields"
- Note: Search in Author or Title field retrieves author or title of the review not book
ProQuest (UTSA subscription)
Citations and full text to journal and newspaper articles in a wide variety of subject areas from general interest magazines to scholarly journals. Full Text/Full Image
- In Advanced Search, type title of book. If needed, also include author's last name.
- Example: Life and times of pancho villa and katz
- In More Search Options, choose "Book review" in "Document Type" pull down menu.
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News Databases with Book Review
LexisNexis Academic (UTSA subscription)
Full Text
For instruction for search for reviews in the News and General sections, see LexisNexis Help Sheet Find a Critical Review.
Access World News
Full text news database containing articles from U.S. and international newspapers. UTSA Library subscription. To find book reviews:
- Type name of book and/or author and choose "All Text"
- Type "book or review" and choose "Section"
Global NewsBank
Full text news database containing selected articles on international topics. UTSA Library subscription. To find book reviews:
- Go to "more search options"
- Type name of book and/or author and choose "All Text"
- Type "book reviews" in "Topics"
San Antonio Express-News (UTSA subscription)
Full text of the newspaper. 1990-current
- Choose "advanced search"
- Type name of book in first search box
- Choose "Section" from pull down menu, type "books*"
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Social Sciences Citation Index
Help Sheet
Location: JPL Reference Stacks H1 .S62 (1970 - 1975)
Science Citation Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks Q1 .S365 (1965-1997)
Arts& Humanities Citation Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks AI3 .A63 (no print holdings)
For electronic version (Web of Science)
Web of Science (UTSA subscription)
Citations to journal articles in a variety of subject areas including the sciences, social sciences, business, humanities, and popular culture. Coverage is 1989-present. Citations Only
- In Advanced Search, select one or more citation indexes and the years to search
- Type the title of the book with field tag: Example: TI=(Sponges and Skeletons)
- Choose "book review" under document type in bottom pull down menu.
- Note: Author search will retrieve author of book review not the author of book.
- Click "Search" button
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Book Review Sources by Subject
Most professional journals include reviews of new books in the field of study covered by the journal, frequently in a separate section for book reviews. The following is NOT a complete list. Check UCAT, UTSA's online catalog UCAT or Subject Guides for other indexes in your subject area.
Social Sciences | History | Humanities | Science | Business
Social Sciences
Social Sciences Index
H.W. Wilson Co.
Coverage: 1974-1994.
Location: JPL Reference Stacks AI3 .S62
Separate section for book reviews.
Sociological Abstracts (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) (UTSA subscription)
Coverage: 1974-current. Updated monthly. Citations Only
- In Advanced Search type title of your book and/or author.
- Type Book Review and choose "Publication Type" from pull down menu.
Education Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks L11 .E266
Coverage: 1929-1994. Separate section for book reviews.
Women Studies Abstracts
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HQ1104 .W65
Separate section for book reviews. Coverage: 1978-current
History
America: History and Life (UTSA subscription)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks E171 .A42 Coverage: 1964-1973. Citations Only
Electronic instructions:
- Limit the search under "Document Type" to "book review"
- Search the title of your book in the box labeled "title"
Historical Abstracts (UTSA subscription)
Location: JPL Reference Stacks D299 .H5 Coverage: 1955-1995. Citations Only
Electronic instructions:
- Search keywords in the title of the book or the author's name and "review"
- Example: embarrassment and riches and schama and review
H-Net Review Project
Free Website: http://www.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/
Online scholarly review journal maintained at Michigan State University. Academic book reviews on history by author, title, subject or reviewer.
Also see JSTOR (above)
Humanities
Art Full Text (UTSA subscription)
Selectively indexes and abstracts fine arts-related articles from more than 400 periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins published throughout the world. Includes full text coverage from more than 100 publications back to January 1997, abstracting as far back as 1994, and indexing as far back as 1984. Full Text
- Choose "Book-Review" in pull down menu for "Article Type" .
Art Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks N1 .A78
Separate section for book reviews. Coverage: 1929-1984 and 1993-1994.
Humanities Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks AI3 .H85
Separate section for book reviews. Coverage: 1974-1994
Music Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks ML118 .M84 Coverage: 1949-current.
- Look under subject "Book Reviews" and then by author.
RILM Abstracts of Musical Literature (UTSA subscription)
Citations to items covering all aspects of music, including historical musicology, ethnomusicology, instruments and voice, dance, and music therapy. Coverage is 1969-present. Updated quarterly. Citations Only
- Search keywords in the title of the book and limit Document Type to "Reviews"
Philosopher's Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks B1 .P47
Separate section for book reviews. Coverage: 1967-current.
Science & Engineering
Applied Science and Technology Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks T1 .A66 Separate section for book reviews. Coverage: 1958-1992, 1994.
General Science Full Text (UTSA subscription)
Selectively indexes and abstracts articles from more than 140 English-language periodicals including popular science magazines as well as professional journals with full text coverage for 35 titles. Some full text
- Choose "Book-Review" in pull down menu for "Document Type".
Compendex (via Engineering Village 2)(UTSA subscription)
Comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database with over five million summaries of journal articles, technical reports, and conference papers and proceedings. Citations Only
- In keyword, search book review and book title or author
- Example: book review and virtual class
- Example: book review and john tiffin
General Science Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks Q1 .G46 Separate section for book reviews. Coverage: 1978-1995.
IEEE Xplore (UTSA subscription)
Provides full text/full image access to journal articles, conference papers, and technical standards from 1988 to the present published by IEEE and IEE. Emphasis is on electrical engineering, computer science, and information systems. Full Text/Full Image
- In advanced search, type title (or author) of book and "book review"
- Example: "Linear Network Theory" and "book review"
MathSciNet (UTSA subscription)
Reviews from Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, 1940 to present. Full Text
ScienceDirect (UTSA subscription)
Provides full text/full image access to approximately 1,500 journals published by Elsevier Science. Indexes and abstracts articles from more than 1,100 journals in the life, physical, medical, technical, and social sciences. Full Text/Full Image
- Search by author and/or title and "book review" in Full Text
- Example: conservation genetics and dobson
Business
Business Periodicals Index
Location: JPL Reference Stacks HF5001 .B85
Separate section for book reviews. Coverage: 1958-1982 and 1992-1994.
ABI/INFORM Complete (UTSA subscription)
Full text database of articles from business journals. Full Text/Full Image
- In Advanced Search, type title of book. If needed, also include author's last name.
- Example: Adventures of a bystander and drucker
- In More Search Options, choose "Book review" in "Document Type" pull down menu.
Business Source Complete (EBSCO) (UTSA subscription)
Provides full-text coverage for over 9,400 general and scholarly business journals and other sources covering marketing, management, economics, finance, accounting, and international business. Also includes full-text business books; case studies; investment research, industry, market research, and country reports; and SWOT analyses. Some coverage begins in 1886. Full Text/Full Image
- Choose "Book Review" from "Document Type" menu
- Search Author and/or title of book in "Default Fields"
- Note: Search in Author or Title field retrieves author or title of the review not book
EconLit (EBSCO) (UTSA subscription)
Indexes and abstracts journal articles, books and dissertations on economics. Provides full-text book reviews from the Journal of Economic Literature. Coverage 1969 to present. Updated monthly.
- Choose "Book Review" from "Publication Type" menu
- Search Author and/or title of book in "Default Fields"
- Note: Search in Author or Title field retrieves author or title of the review not book
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