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Book Reviews

The following resources will direct you to critical evaluations of books. The ones at the top of the list are the best of the best.

Book Review Digest Plus (HW Wilson)
Indexes and abstracts reviews of English language adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles...
Coverage: 1905 - present
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Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
Index and full-text source for scholarly journals and magazines ...
Coverage: 1853 - present
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Academic and General Periodicals Search (Cancelled) (Gale)
This resource was canceled by VIVA. Please begin using these Other Resources.
Find academic journals, popular magazines, and reference information on all subjects in this multidisciplinary index...
Coverage: 1980 - present
Internet
Global Books in Print (Bowker)
An index of English-language books, e-books, audiocassettes, and videos currently available world-wide ...
Coverage: Current
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Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)
CLCD provides a single source for information about PreK to Grade 12 books and media. The bibliographic record; reviews; awards, honors and prizes; best book lists...
Coverage: 1600's - present
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Children's Room (Bowker)
Index to thousands of books, audiocassettes, and videos for children and young adults. Search options include age, grade, Lexile level, subject, setting...
Coverage: Current
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Book Review Index
Includes reviews for more titles than Book Review Digest Plus but does not include summaries or excerpts of reviews. Tells you about reviews in magazines, journals, and newspapers.
Coverage: 1965 - Present
Carrier Reference Index Table 3
Choice Reviews Online
The online version of Choice:Current Reviews for Academic Libraries,  the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media and Internet Resources.
Coverage: 2003 - present
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Amazon.com
Popular website that began as a bookseller but now sells everything from automotive supplies to video games.
Internet
Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities
Good for hard-to-find reviews of books published between 1960 and 1990.
Coverage: 1960 - 1990
Carrier Reference Index Table 3
Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals
Good source for hard-to-find reviews of books published before 1974 in history, political science and sociology.
Coverage: 1886 - 1974
Carrier Reference Index Table 3

Film Reviews

The following resources are reliable sources for critical evaluations of films. The ones at the top of the list are the best of the best. Be sure to read the description for helpful search tips.

Academic Search Complete (EBSCO)
To find news, reviews, and criticism, search for the title of the film followed by (film) and put it all in quotes. [ex: "king kong (film)"]...
Coverage: 1853 - present
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Academic and General Periodicals Search (Cancelled) (Gale)
This resource was canceled by VIVA. Please begin using these Other Resources.
Find academic journals, popular magazines, and reference information on all subjects in this multidisciplinary index...
Coverage: 1980 - present
Internet
WilsonWeb MultiSearch (HW Wilson)
To find film reviews and criticism, search for the film title and the words motion picture reviews.  [ex: citizen kane and motion picture reviews]   This link searches three databases at once....
Coverage: 1890 - Present
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Internet Movie Database
The Internet movie database covers more than 115,000 movies and contains over 1,750,000 filmography...
Coverage: 1890 - present
Internet
New York Times: Historical (ProQuest)
To find film reviews, search for the film title and limit your search to the year that the film was released�plus�the following year. The same reviews are also reprinted in�New York Times Film Reviews for 1913 to date (on Reference shelves after the regular call numbers end)...
Coverage: Sept 18,1851 - about 3 years ago
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Film Indexes Online (ProQuest)
This source is especially good for hard-to-find titles and hard-to-find details.� Limit your search to just the Film Index International portion to find articles about specific films.
Coverage: 1893 - present
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FIAF - International Index to Film Periodicals (Chadwyck-Healey)
FIAF is a bibliographical index offering in-depth coverage of the world's foremost academic and popular film journals...
Coverage: 1972 - Present
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Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever (Gale)
Provides brief reviews of movies that are available on DVD or tape.
Internet
Film Literature Index Online (1976-2001)
Indexes film and television articles and reviews in scholarly and popular periodicals published between 1976-2001.
Coverage: 1976 - 2001
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Film Review Annual
Quick way to find reviews. Gives important film reviews in their entirety and lists other publications in which the film was reviewed. We currently receive this title, but new volumes run a few years behind the current year.
Coverage: 1981 - Present
Reference Index Table 5

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