Book reviews
To find reviews of a book you need to know the year of publication.
Use our library catalogue or Search
other libraries to find that date. Most books are reviewed a few
months after publication . If you need a review of a book that is more
than a year old, use one of the library databases listed below. If you
need a review of a very recent book, browse a relevant reviewing journal
or a journal containing many reviews eg:
You could also try searching full
text newspaper databases.
Databases to search for book reviews
- JSTOR for books written more
than 2-3 years ago. Use Advanced search and tick the 'Reviews' box
to narrow your research to reviews
- IBSS : international bibliography
of the social sciences use Advanced search and on the first line
type the authors family name and select 'Author' from the dropdown
menu, on the second line type a title keyword and select 'Title'
from the dropdown menu, type review on the last
line to limit to book reviews.
- Expanded academic ASAP use
Advanced search and limit to book review
- Social sciences citation index via
Web of science, type Author family name and keywords from title in
the topic search box eg Giddens and sociology
Please take a copy of the print guide to Locating book reviews in
the Sir Louis Matheson Library (available from the stands by the
information desk) for more detail about finding book reviews.
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