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Book Review Indexes/Databases

The purpose of this guide is to provide an overview of print and electronic resources which index reviews of books.

Indexes/Databases of Book Reviews

Book Review Digest Plus (current & retrospective)
Book Review Digest provides excerpts from and citations to reviews of adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction. Retrospective file covers 1908-1982. Current covers 1982-present.
Book Review Index Online
An index to more than 600,000 book reviews in all disciplines.

Choice Reviews (1988 - )
Choice Reviews Online is a database containing reviews of books and electronic resources of interest to those in higher education. The reviews are arranged by academic discipline and broad cross-disciplinary topics. The contents are updated monthly, usually two weeks before the print version is available. Over 6,500 reviews are added each year.

New York Review of Books
This database provides access to both the current issue of the New York Review of Books and to an archive of over 50 years of fully searchable material.

Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals 1802-1974
Call Number: O'Neill Library Reference AI3.C652 1982

About 500,000 book reviews which have appeared in the backfiles of over 150 humanities journals may be accessed in this 10 volume index. Volumes 1-9 provide author access, and volume 10 title access.
Index to book reviews in the humanities (1960-1990)
Call Number: O'Neill Library Reference PN98 .B7 .I366

From vol. 12 (1971) onwards this index contains all the book reviews (children's books being the only exception) appearing in the journals indexed. Prior to 1971 the journals were selectively indexed. The reviews are arranged alphabetically by book author.

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O'Neill Library 314
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Subjects: Asian Studies, English Language & Literature

Last Updated: Jul 3, 2025 3:07 PM
Subjects: English Language & Literature, General
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