Library Guides: How to Find Book Reviews and Critiques: Search ORU Databases for Reviews

Search ORU Databases for Book Reviews

opens new windowNew York Times Book Review

The publication provides full text 1986 - present. Search with keywords or choose an issue to view.

Some databases allow you to limit your search results to book reviews, as shown in the examples below. When choosing a database, subject specific databases related to the book topic may contain more reviews and greater depth than a general, multidisciplinary database, such as Academic Search Premier. Note: Not all databases will contain full text. See opens new windowHow to Find... Articles

General Subjects

When you look for book reviews in a database, on the Advanced Search page, select Book Review under Document Type. Enter the author or title of the book in the text box. TIP: Use quotation marks to search a title as a phrase.

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
A scholarly multi-disciplinary full-text database with book reviews, images, and some books with full-text. Areas covered include biology, chemistry, mathematics, multicultural studies, sciences, psychology, religion and theology, women's studies and more.
More database information from EBSCO.
Basic Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
Advanced Searching Tutorial on EBSCOhost.
America: History & Life with Full Text This link opens in a new window
Covers the history and culture of the United States and Canada, from prehistory to the present; content includes book and media reviews, international perspective on topics and events, and occasional full-text of selected books.
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Humanities International Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text content covering all aspects of humanities including articles, interviews, book reviews, reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, etc.
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MasterFILE Complete This link opens in a new window
Full-text from magazines, reference books, primary source documents, plus an extensive image collection; covers a broad range of disciplines, designed for public libraries. Also includes an extensive image collection containing photos, maps and flags.
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MasterFILE Premier Reference eBook Collection is a collection of reference books and encyclopedias that cover a wide range of topics.
Newspaper Source Plus This link opens in a new window
Coverage from newspapers, newswires, news magazines; sources include CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, AP
More database information from EBSCO, including a title list.

Education

Education Research Complete This link opens in a new window
To find book reviews, use the Book Review limit for Document Type.
Full-text, scholarly articles from education journals, covering all aspects of education from early childhood to higher education; includes specialties such as multilingual education, health education, testing, policies.
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Another option to find book reviews is to use the Thesaurus.

Click the Thesaurus link (top menu).
Under Browsing: Education Thesaurus, type book reviews. Mark Relevancy Ranked.
Click Browse. For Document Type choose Book Review .
Mark the checkbox for BOOKS — Reviews. Click the Add button. The descriptor "BOOKS -- Reviews" is entered in the test field. Click search or add more key terms, the title, and/or author(s).

Religion/Theology

AtlaSerials PLUS® This link opens in a new window
Includes reviews of scholarly books.
Full-text journals provided by American Theological Library Association (Atla) in many diverse areas of religion and theology. Coverage from over 30 different countries with content in 16 languages. Content includes sacred texts, world religions, interfaith dialogue, contextual and systematic theology, denominational history, ethics, etc.
Christian Periodical Index This link opens in a new window
Includes reviews of more popular books.
Citations to journal articles in selected periodicals covering major doctrinal positions within evangelical Christianity; linked full-text when available.
More database information from EBSCO.
List of current titles in Christian Periodical Index.

On the Advanced Search window, type the title and/or author. TIP: Use quotation marks to search the title as a phrase.
Under Search Options for Publication Type choose Review.