Research Guides: Book Review Resources: Resources with Only Book Reviews

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London Review of Books
Call Number: AP4 .L5350 Index
1982-2008 – Available from 1988 - 2008 in microfilm (S93-38) and in paper from 1982-2007 (Periodicals Oversize AP4 .L5350). The index is available in print in Reference (AP4 .L5350) and was cancelled in 2006.
Times Literary Supplement
Call Number: S-643
Available on microfilm (S-643) – 1902-1968, 1969-1978, 1979(Nov. 23)-2004, 2005(Feb. 23)-current.
Indexed in variously titled works shelved at AI21 .T46 in Reference, 2nd floor – 1919-1956, 1957-2004 and for 1940-1955 on microfilm (S91-502). Look for the subject Books (titles and reviews) where Times Literary Supplement items are listed with the abbreviation (TLS). You can also look up authors’ names for cross-references.
Magill's Literary Annual
Call Number: Z1219 .M3320
Publication Date: 1977-present
Each year a two volume set is issued which contains evaluatory essays covering 200 significant literary works of both fiction and non-fiction. Contains a listing of review sources for each work.

Booklist
Z1035 .A1 B65 -- located in Periodicals, 3rd and 2nd floors. Older issues in storage.
Short reviews of popular adult and children’s fiction and non-fiction with section on reference works and audio/video works. Indexed in Academic Search Complete (fulltext from 2002) and Proquest Education Journals (fulltext from 1997).

Choice Reviews Online
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Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Backfile: Z1035 .C5 – 1964 – 2012 – located in Periodicals, 3rd floor and Remote StorageChoice provides short reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education. Each year Choice publishes more than 7,000 reviews. Each issue contains approximately 600 reviews of recent books and electronic resources, a bibliographic essay, and a list of significant forthcoming titles. Choice covers more than 50 sub-disciplines spanning the humanities, science and technology, and the social and behavioral sciences. Its reviews explain the author's approach to the subject, describe the work's arrangement, assess its contribution to the field, focus on strengths or deficiencies, compare the work with similar titles, and specify the audience for whom the work is best suited. It is indexed by Book Review Index Plus.
New York Times Historical Edition
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(Coverage from 1851, excluding the most recent three years.) – Book reviews began appearing in the New York Times in 1896. Search for reviews by putting “review” in the Document Type field and the name of an author or book title in a different search box.

Publisher’s Weekly
Z1219 .P98 -- located in Periodicals, 3rd floor, from 1970 - Feb, 2006. Older issues (1898-1969) in storage. Issues also available in microfilm (S-703) from 1872-1898, 1900-1902, 1907-1911, 1915-1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1928, 1974- June, 2004.
Articles concerned with topics related to the book world and short reviews of adult and children’s literature divided into different genre sections. Indexed in Academic Search Complete (above link) and Nexis Uni.

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