Journal Locator
Find specific journals,magazines, and newspapers.
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All Search - Articles Only
You can use the Article Search below (also the "Articles" tab on the library homepage) to locate book reviews. In the search box, enter keywords from the book title and the author's name. When you are on the results page, uncheck Full Text Online and check Peer Review. Under "Content Type" uncheck Journal Article and check Book Review.
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Finding Book Reviews in Peer Reviewed Journals
The following databases can be used to find book reviews published in peer reviewed journals.
In additon to this, it may be helpful to note that some tools such as JSTOR and Arts & Humanities Citation Index have options for discovering other works which have cited your chosen book. Google Scholar is another tool for locating citation references.
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JSTOROn the advanced search page, enter part of all of the book title in the first field, and the author's last name in the second field. Under Narrow By: check "Reviews". Updated continually.
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Project MuseOn the advanced search page, enter part or all of the book title in the first field, and the author's last name in the second field. Check "Review" under Content Type.
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America: History & Life with Full-TextOn the advanced search page, enter part or all of the book title in the first field, and the author's last name in the second field. In Search options click "peer reviewed" and select "Review" as the Publication Type. Coverage 1964 - present. Simultaneous user limit: 6
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Historical Abstracts with Full TextOn the advanced search page, enter part or all of the book title in the first field, and the author's last name in the second field. In Search options click "peer reviewed" and select "Review" as the Publication Type. Coverage 1954 - present. Updated: Monthly. Simultaneous user limit: 6
