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Reviews of the Field
The literature of most disciplines includes journals that
focus on providing reviews of new materials in the field.
Locating the review journal in your particular area of study,
and finding out from a librarian what index covers that review
journal, can help you find book reviews. Examples of such
journals include Reviews in Anthropology and Reviews
in American History.
Specialized Book Review Indexes
There are several reference sources that index book reviews
in a particular field. Index to Book Reviews in England,
1749-1774 indexes book reviews of poetry, fiction and
drama based on the holdings of the British Library collection.
Africana Book Reviews 1885-1945 indexes book reviews
on this region which appear in forty-four English Language
publications. Ask a librarian for assistance in locating such
sources.
Subject Specific Indexes
Sometimes looking for an index in a smaller field can help
you find book reviews. The Indexes to Southeast Asian Journals
for example, is a guide to both journals articles and book
reviews.
Last revised February 2006. Send updates to Erich
Wendt (ewendt@learnlink.emory.edu), Emory University
General Libraries.
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