Psychology Subject Guide
Book Reviews
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PsycCritiques and PsycINFO have indexed book reviews as do Social Sciences Abstracts and the Web of Science.
Two online titles, also available in print, index book reviews in general: Book Review Digest Z1219 .C96 (Ref), and the Book Review Index Z1035 A1 B6 (Ref). The online Books in Print also includes reviews of contemporary books. On occasion a search of Google or other search engines may also locate books reviews from book sellers such as Amazon.com.
Each week PsycCritiques releases approximately 15 reviews of current books and films. This replaces the print journal Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books. Coverage from 1995.
Psychological Abstracts BF 1 .P65 (General Stacks)
Covers world-wide literature in psychology and related disciplines. Journal articles, technical reports, books, book chapters, and dissertations are included. Coverage: 1887-present. Updated weekly.
Use the Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms for subject words: BF1 .P65x 2007 (Education Lib. and Waldo Ref.)
Indexes over 600 periodicals in anthropology, economics, ethnic studies, feminist studies, geography, human services, international relations, law and criminology, police science, political science, population studies, psychology, public administration, public health, social work, sociology, urban studies, and related social science subjects. Coverage: indexing from 1983 and abstracts from 1994. Updated weekly.
More infoContains three major databases: (1) Science Citation Index Expanded (1900-present), (2) Social Sciences Citation Index (1956-present), and (3) Arts & Humanities Citation Index (1975-present). Cited Ref. Search allows users to search for articles that cite a particular author or work.Tutorial
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Provides reviews of general interest and some scholarly books published in the US since 1965. This doesn't have the excerpts from reviews that Book Review Digest provides, nor does it go back to 1905, but it does index many more periodicals.
Print: Z 1035 .A1 B6 (Ref)
Indexes and excerpts reviews of English-language fiction and nonfiction books published in leading periodicals. Scholarly books, textbooks, government publications, and technical books are excluded. Online coverage: 1983-present. Updated weekly.
Lists millions of records for in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming books from thousands of publishers (including audio and videocassettes). Some book reviews are included. Please logoff when finished.
Librarian's Comment: Publisher and other reviews can also be found in this resources through the tab: Reviews
Librarian's Comment: Includes book reviews.