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.
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 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. |
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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.
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| 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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| 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 |
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| 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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| 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 |
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