http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/alacarte/subject-guide/95-Finding-Book-Reviews-in-History en-us <p>In general, there is a substantial time lag between the publication date of a book and the appearance of a serious review, and another lag between the appearance of the review and the indexing of that review in a database. Knowing the date of the publication is a critical factor in determining what database/source will yield the best results.</p> <h3>Print Resources</h3> <p><em>Book Review Digest: 1905-1974</em>. Bronx, NY, H.W. Wilson, 1976<br /> Doe Reference Z 1219 .C95 Suppl. Periodical Indexes<br /><br /> <em>Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974</em>. Woodbridge, CT, Research Publications, 1982-84<br /> Doe Reference Z 1035 .A1 .C62 1982 Periodical Indexes<br /><br /> <em>Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974</em>. Arlington, VA, Carrollton Press, 1979-1982<br /> Doe Reference Z 1035 .A1 .C63 Periodical Indexes<br /> Moffitt Library Z 1035 .A1 .C63</p> <h3>History Book Review Sources</h3> <dl><dt><strong><a href="http://www.historycooperative.org/">History Cooperative</a></strong> </dt><dd>Full text of many current U.S. History journals-- approximately the past five years.<br /> SEARCH TIP: Use Advanced Search. Select Article Type: Review </dd><dt><strong><a href="http://uclibs.org/PID/9767">History of Science, Technology and Medicine, 1975-- </a></strong> </dt><dd>SEARCH TIP: Do a Keyword, Author, or Title search. Then, from the list displayed click on Limit and select Form/Genre-- Book Review and Apply Limit. </dd><dt><strong><a href="http://www.jstor.org/">JSTOR</a></strong> </dt><dd>Around sixty core history and history of science journals are included in this full text multi-subject index. Full back files are available for all titles. However, coverage for recent dates- approximately the past five years, is not available on this database. To check coverage dates see Browse Journals.<br /> SEARCH TIP: On the Advanced Search screen limit your search to Reviews by checking the box at the Narrow Your Search to--These types: Review. Author search results: book and review authors. </dd><dt><strong><a href="http://muse.jhu.edu/">Project Muse</a></strong> </dt><dd>Another multi-subject full text index; history is one of many humanities subjects covered by this database. Project Muse is useful for reviews published since 1993. To check coverage dates see Browse Journals.<br /> SEARCH TIP: From the Search screen use the pull down menu to select Author Reviewed or Title Reviewed.</dd><dt><strong><a href="http://www.history.ac.uk/reviews/">Reviews in History</a></strong> </dt><dd>This is the online review journal of the Institute of Historical Research at the University of London. Since 1996 the journal has published nearly 500 reviews of a broad range of scholarly interest in history</dd></dl> <h3>General Book Review Sources</h3> <dl><dt><strong><a href="http://proquest.umi.com/login?COPT=SU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTE0NEQ@&amp;clientId=1566">American Periodicals Series, 1740-1900</a></strong> </dt><dd>Searchable full text of many 18th and 19th century periodicals.<br /> SEARCH TIP: There is not a separate book review index: use the word Review as part of your Title or Author search. </dd><dt><strong><a href="http://pcift.chadwyck.com/">Periodicals Archive Online, 1770-1995</a></strong> </dt><dd>Good coverage of American, British, and some continuential European periodicals from the 19th and 20th centuries.<br /> SEARCH TIP: Search for the title in Article Title Keyword and under Scope select Book Reviews Only. </dd><dt><strong><a href="http://poolesplus.odyssi.com/cgi-bin/phtml?ppsearch.htm">Nineteenth Century Masterfile</a></strong> (Also known as Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1906) </dt><dd>Includes American and British periodicals. This index contains reviews, but the word "review" is not always in the citation.<br /> SEARCH TIP: Use Author or Title searches to locate reviews. </dd><dt><strong><a href="http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com/hww/shared/shared_main.jhtml;jsessionid=VBJRV0VIKFPZRQA3DIKSFGOADUNGIIV0?_requestid=66209">Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890-1982)</a></strong> </dt><dd>SEARCH TIP: In the Document Slot at the lower end of the Search screen select Book Review. </dd></dl> nwaugh@library.berkeley.edu (Nicole Waugh) Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:27:30 -0700 http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/alacarte/subject-guide/95-Finding-Book-Reviews-in-History http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/alacarte/subject-guide/95-Finding-Book-Reviews-in-History-1969