Publication coverage: 1984 - present
For 1907-1984 coverage see: Art Index Retrospective
Print holdings: Library also has older volumes in print: check QCAT for details.
To find citations to book reviews in art journals, type words
from the title, followed by and book review or limit search to
Document Type - Book Review by going to the No Search Limits Set
box on the top right and selecting Change.
In the print edition, look at the last section of each
volume.
Publication coverage: 1975 - present
- To limit your search to book reviews, select database (AHCI),
then click Advanced Search and highlight
Book Review in the box under "Restrict search by
languages and document types".
Publication coverage: 1949-
- To find citations to book reviews in religious journals, type
words from the title, followed by and review.
Or, limit your results to Publication Type - by choosing
Review from the drop-down menu.
Catholic Periodical and Literature Index
REF AI3.C3
- Indexes the "currently significant Catholic periodicals". Includes a separate book review section.
Contemporary Literary Criticism
REF PN771.C59 from 1973-2010
- Selected excerpts (including complete citations) from
critical writings about contemporary literary and scholarly
authors. A companion publication, Twentieth-Century Literary
Criticism, covers authors who lived from 1900-1960. For
criticism of literary works before 1900, check the Gale
Literary Criticism Series found in Reference.
- "Maintained by Michigan State University, this site provides
book reviews of academic books. Reviews are written by members of
the academic community."
Publication coverage: 1996 - present
- Reviews new books on historical topics. Covers all geographical areas and time periods.
Good place to start to find citations to book reviews
appearing in humanities journals. Type words from the title,
followed by and book review.
Or go to the No Search Limits Set box on the top right and
select Change. Under Document Type, choose
Book-Review.
In the database covering the years 1907-1984, type words from
the title and select Book Review from the
Document Type menu.
Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities
REF Z1035.A1I38 (1961-1990)
- Citations to reviews are listed alphabetically by author and
include a number for the journal title. This number must be
checked at the front of each index to get the journal title. From
1960-71, indexing was selective. From 1971, all reviews from
indexed journals (about 700) are printed.
Publication coverage: From Vol. 1 of each journal to within 2-5 years of current volume.
- To find book reviews go to Limit by Type and check the reviews box.
Literary Reviews in British Periodicals
REF Z2013.W36
1789 - 1820
- Three volumes cover 1789 - 1820 and are a checklist of reviews.
- Publishes reviews of current books (back to 1993) in medieval studies.
Music Index
ML118.M98 (1949-1996) Music REF
- See author under heading, "Book Reviews" in main section.
Publication coverage: 1976 - present (with some backfile indexing from 1962-1975)
- Under Publication Type choose printed material review.
Publication coverage: 1940-
Go to the No Search Limits Set box on the top rights and click
Change. Under Document Type, choose
Book-Review.
Or, type the title of the book (or words from the title and/or
author), followed by and book reviews.
Publication coverage: Varies by title
- Coverage varies by title, beginning no earlier than 1993. To
find book reviews, choose Advanced Search and
then select Review under the pulldown menu under
Limit Search - By Type.
Publication coverage: 1967 - present (updated monthly)
Access restricted to the Queen's community (4 user limit)
- A good source for reviews of books in music. To find reviews,
type words from the title and then select keyword, title or
reviewed work. Limit to Reviews under Document
Type.
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