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ABELL(Annual Bibliography of English Language and Literature)
1920-present.
Contains book reviews as well as formal criticism for British, America nand Commonwealth literature. Full text of 71 literature related journals.
Humanities Abstracts
1984-present.
Index to over 300 humanities journals.
Alternative Press Index
1991-present. (1969-1999: AI 3 A27 PCL Reference)
Covers alternative, radical, and left publications, that report and analyze the practices and theories of cultural, economic, political, and social change.
Alt-Press Watch
Dates of coverage vary.
Full-text coverage of newspapers, magazines and journals of the alternative and independent press in America
Arts & Humanities Citation Index
1989-present
Part of the Web of Science index trilogy.
Books In Print
Updated daily.
Includes selected reviews of scholarly, popular, adult, juvenile, reprint and all other types of books distributed, published or forthcoming in the U.S.
Dow Jones Interactive
Dates of coverage vary.
Choose the Publications Library section to search for reviews in full-text newspapers, magazines, and transcripts from broadcast news programs.
Ethnic NewsWatch
1985-present.
Full-text coverage of newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic,minority and Native press in America.
Expanded Academic ASAP
1980-present.
Frequently full text, covers arts, humanities, science, social sciences and general news.
JSTOR
Dates of coverage vary.
Includes the complete backfile for over 200 scholarly journals, including major titles from all subject disciplines.
Lexis/Nexis
Dates of coverage vary.
Broadest available coverage of international general-interest wire services, newspapers and magazines, including full text of the New York Times.
PCI Full Text
1770-1995.
Scope is international and multi-disciplinary, with particular strength in 18th and 19th century periodicals.
Poole's Plus
1802-1903.
Covers American and English periodicals published between 1802 to 1903.
Readers' Guide Abstracts
1983-present online. (1900-1999: AI 3 R48 PCL Reference)
Contains reviews from popular periodicals published in the United States and Canada.
Sexual Diversity Studies
1997-present.
Provides abstracts to popular and scholarly publications of interest to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered community. Review include fiction, non-fiction, music and film.
Atlantic Unbound(www.theatlantic.com)
Click on Archives to search back issues of the Atlantic Monthly. The archive is virtually complete back to November 1995, with selected articles online back to 1857. Note especially the "Classic Reviews" section--checkout what the Atlantic reviewer thought about Whitman's
Leaves of Grass
in 1882, and a response to Nabokov's
Lolita
from 1958.
BoldType (www.boldtype.com)
Reviews of books published by Random House, 1997 to the present.
Booklist(http://www.ala.org/booklist/007.html#ALL)
Great source for brief reviews of current publications. Reviews from1995 to the present available on the site, indexed by date, author, and genre.
Book Wire (www.bookwire.com)
This book industry website provides links to several major review publications,including Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, The Book Report (from
AOL), the Boston Book Review, and others.
electronic book review (www.electronicbookreview.com)
Online since 1995, reviews books that address the electronic future of fiction, poetry, criticism, and the visual arts. Each issue has a different theme.
H-Net Reviews(www2.h-net.msu.edu/reviews/)
A searchable and browsable archive of scholarly reviews in many humanities and social sciences fields. Full text back to 1993.
London Review of Books(www.lrb.co.uk)
A biweekly publication from a British perspective with reviews by prominent literary essayists. Dates back to 1979; also available in print, check UTNetCAT for details.
New York Times Book Review (http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/)
The gold standard of popular book reviews. Full text of reviews back to 1980. Free registration required.
New York Review of Books (http://www.nybooks.com/)
Full text of reviews 1995 to the present, plus selected earlier articles.Free for now.
Washington Post Book World (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/style/books/)
Reviews from most recent week only, available free.
Women's Books Online (http://home.cybergrrl.com/review/)
Reviews of women's books by women; includes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
American literary and drama reviews : an index to late nineteenth century periodicals. / Marks, Patricia, 1943- / Boston, Mass. / 1984
PN 2256 M37 1984 PCL Reference
Book review index.
1965-present: Z 1035 A1 B6 PCL Reference
1965-1999: Z 1035 A1 B6 UGL Reference
British humanities index. / London 1962-
1962-1992: AI 3 B7 PCL Stacks 3C
Comprehensive index to English-language little magazines, 1890-1970,series one. / Sader, Marion. / Millwood, N.Y. 1976
PN 4836 S235 Vols. 1-8 PCL Reference
Combined retrospective index to book reviews in humanities journals,1802-1974. / Woodbridge Ct. 1982-
Z 1035 A1 C65 Vols. 1-10 PCL Reference Index Tables
Combined retrospective index to book reviews in scholarly journals,1886-1974. / Arlington, Va. 1979-
Z 1035 A1 C64 Vols. 1-15 PCL Reference Index Tables
Early American periodicals index to 1850. / New York 1964
MCPRINT 8 Microforms PCL Level 1
A guide to critical reviews of United States fiction, 1870-1910. / Eichelberger,Clayton L., 1925- / Metuchen, N.J. 1971
Z 1225 E35 Vols. 1-2 PCL Reference, UGL Reference
Index to book reviews in England, 1749-1774. / Forster, Antonia, 1951-/ Carbondale 1990
Z 1035 A1 F67 1990 PCL Stacks 6S
Index to book reviews in England, 1775-1800. / Forster, Antonia, 1951-/ London 1997
Z 1035 A1 F675 1997 PCL Stacks 6S
An Index to book reviews in the humanities.
1960-1990: Z 1035 A1 I63 PCL Reference
International index to periodicals. / Social sciences and humanities index. / New York etc. 1907-1974
1907-1974: AI 3 R49 Vols. 1-27 PCL Reference
Literary reviews in British periodicals, 1789-1797 : a bibliography/ Ward, William Smith, 1907- / New York 1979
Z 2013 W36 1979 PCL Stacks 6S
Literary reviews in British periodicals, 1798-1820 : a bibliography/ Ward, William Smith, 1907- / New York 1972
Z 2013 W36 Vols.1-2 PCL Stacks 6S
Literary reviews in British periodicals, 1821-1826 : a bibliography/ Ward, William Smith, 1907- / New York 1977
Z 2013 W36 1977 PCL Stacks 6S
Literary writings in America : a bibliography. / Millwood, N.Y. 1977
Z 1225 L58 Vols. 1-8 PCL Reference
The New York times index.
1851-present: AI 21 N44 PCL Reference
1960-present: AI 21 N45 UGL Reference
Readers' guide to periodical literature.
Check for Book Reviews section at the back of each volume.
1900-1999: AI 3 R48 PCL Reference
1949-1994: AI 3 R48 UGL Reference
Review of the arts. Literature.
1975-1993: AP 2 N495 PCL Stacks 3C
1988-: MCFICHE 1890 Microforms PCL Level 1
Science fiction book review index; SFBRI.
1973-1986: PN 3448 S45 H3443 PCL Reference
Times Literary Supplement Index
-Q- FILM 2946 INDEX 1902-39 V.1 Index Tables Microforms PCL Level 1
-Q- FILM 2946 INDEX 1902-39 V.2 Index Tables Microforms PCL Level 1
-Q- FILM 2946 INDEX 1940-1980 V.1 Index Tables Microforms PCL Level 1
Wellesley Index to Victorian Periodicals, 1824-1900
5 vols., in PCL Reference, AI 3 H6.
A guide to critical reviews of United States fiction, 1870-1910. /Eichelberger, Clayton L., 1925- / Metuchen, N.J. / 1971
Z 1225 E35 V.1-2 PCL Reference Dept
World literature written in English.
Current issues: PCL Periodicals
1967-1991: PR 1 W65 PCL Stacks 6E
Scholarly book reviewing in the social sciences and humanities : the flow of ideas within and among disciplines. / Lindholm-Romantschuk, Ylva/
Westport, Conn. / 1998
H 61.8 L56 1998 PCL Stacks 4L
