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  • Where to Find Book Reviews

    Book review sources below range from General, to Subject specific. Most review articles can be found at the F&M Library. Other articles can be quickly obtained through Interlibrary Loan.

    General Indexes

    Book Review Digest (online)
    Includes excerpts from, and citations to, thousands of book reviews annually. Reviews are indexed by author, title and subject.
    Microfilm Room: 1905-1984

    Book Review Index
    Provides better coverage of book reviews in scholarly journals than does Book Review Digest. Reviews are indexed by author and title (in recent years).
    Microfilm Room: 1965- present

    Readers' Guide Full Text (online)
    Indexes over 200 popular U.S. general interest periodicals. Covers 1983 to the present.
    Microfilm Room: "Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature" 1900-2004

    Readers' Guide Retrospective (online)
    Comprehensive indexing of 500 of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States and reflects the history of 20th century America. The complete database covers the years 1890 through 1982.

    Subject Indexes

    ATLA Religion Index (online)
    Comprehensive database in religious and theological scholarship. Includes index citations, journal articles, essays in multi-author works, and book reviews from ATLA's print indexes: Religion Index One (RIO), Religion Index Two (RIT), and Index to Book Reviews in Religion (IBRR).
    Online: 1949 - Select Document Type: Review.

    America: History and Life (online)
    Comprehensive bibliography of articles on the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to present. Covers abstracts 1964 to the present.

    Art Full Text (online)
    Variety of international English-language arts publications. Indexing from 1984 to present, abstracting from 1994 to present. Link will launch OmniFile Full Text Mega. Choose database from Subject Area.
    Microfilm Room: "Art Index" 1929-1996. Book reviews listed at the end of each volume.

    Business Full Text (online)
    Indexes more than 300 international English-language business magazines covering accounting, finance, management, and small business. Covers January 1986 to the present.

    Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals
    Author and title indexes to reviews in history, political science, and sociology. Reviews indexed by author.
    Microfilm Room: 1886 - 1974

    General Science Full Text (online)
    Journals and magazines from the U.S. and Great Britain, covering all major scientific fields. Indexing from 1984 to present, abstracting from 1993 to present.

    Historical Abstracts (online)
    Comprehensive international historical coverage (excluding the U.S. and Canada) from 1450 to the present. Covers abstracts from 1955 to the present.

    Humanities Full Text (online)
    Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering classical studies, history, literature, performing arts, philosophy, and related fields. Covers 1984 to the present.
    Microfilm Room: "Humanities Index" 1974-1984. Book Reviews listed at the end of each volume.

    Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities
    Features reviews of English language books on language and literature, history, philosophy, arts and classics.
    Microfilm Room: 1960 - 1990

    Index to Legal Periodicals
    Contains distinct indexes of subjects, authors, cases, plus a separate book review section.
    Microfilm Room: 1952 - 1981. Book Reviews listed at the end of each volume. See also: Lexis-Nexis Academic.

    Lexis Nexis Academic (online)
    Connections to newspaper articles (including New York Times and Washington Post), business information (including SEC filings), and legal resources (including state and federal case law).

    Philosopher's Index (online)
    Provides abstracts from books and journals of philosophy and related fields.
    Online: 1940- Include the phrase "review article" in a keyword search.

    Social Sciences Full Text (online)
    Indexes over 300 English-language periodicals covering anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, and related fields. Includes both Abstracts and Full Text Articles. Covers 1983 to the present.
    Microfilm Room: "Social Sciences Index" 1974-1982. Book reviews listed at the end of each volume.

    Wilson Select (online)
    Contains indexed and abstracted articles from periodicals covering a wide array of disciplines, all in full-text.
    Online: Coverage varies per title, with the earliest beginning in the mid-1980s. Select Record Type: Book Review.