Book Reviews
Book reviews, ranging from simple summaries to in-depth critical analyses and evaluations, provide useful information for readers and researchers. Search in the databases listed here to find reviews of books that interest you.
Read book reviews to:
- Find out what others have said about the book
- Identify controversies about the book
- Find out how the book relates to other works
- Find out what’s being published in your field of interest
- Easily identify new books for future reading (or books to avoid!)
The databases listed below will help you find reviews published in scholarly journals, popular magazines, and newspapers. In general, search for book reviews in article databases using the “advanced search” mode and limit by publication type to “book review” or “review.”
Resources with this icon may be accessed through on-campus computers, including those located in the Libraries. However, off-campus access is restricted to current UCSD students, faculty, and staff.
| Book Review Databases |
General Article Databases | Subject Article Databases |
| BOOK REVIEW DATABASES |
| Book Review Digest Plus |
| Book Review Digest Retrospective |
| GENERAL ARTICLE DATABASES THAT INCLUDE BOOK REVIEWS * |
| Academic Search Complete |
| JSTOR |
| Periodicals Index Online |
| Project Muse |
| Web of Knowledge |
* Partial listing. For other databases which may index book reviews, please consult:
- Subjects A-Z recommended Social Sciences & Humanities databases by broad subject areas
- Databases A-Z all databases, arranged by title
See help screens within each database for details.
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