Book Review Sources
- Selected subject headings:
- Humanities--Book
Reviews--Indexes
- Books--Reviews--Indexes
- Books--Reviews
- Bibliography--Periodicals
- The Book Review Digest. v.1-. New York: H.W. Wilson, 1905-
SML, Reference Z1219 B66 (LC)
- Online
- A digest and index of selected book reviews in about 75 English and
American periodicals, principally general in character. Arranged alphabetically
by author of book reviewed, with subject and title index. "To qualify
for inclusion a book must have been published or distributed in the United
States. A work of non-fiction must have received two or more reviews and
one of fiction four or more reviews in the journals selected." --Pref.
note. For each book entered, gives a brief descriptive note, quotations
from selected reviews with exact reference to the periodical in which
the review appeared, and references only-- without quotation-- to the
other reviews.Indicates length of review in number of words. Compiled
mainly from the public library point of view, the reviewed index being
taken principally from the general journals and not to any great extent
from the more specialized ones. Published monthly (except Feb. and July),
with annual cumulations.
- Book Review Index. v.1- Detroit: Gale, Jan.
1965-
- SML, Reference Z1035 A1 B66 (LC)
- Originally published monthly, with quarterly and annual
cumulations. Suspended 1969-71, then resumed with three issues covering1972
and an annual cumulation for 1972 designated as v. 8. Beginning 1973,
issued bimonthly, with alternate issues cumulating the preceding bimonthly
issue, and an annual cumulation. Retrospective indexes covering 1969-71,
were published 1974/74 as v. 5-7 of the series. An author listing with
abbreviated citations to reviews. Now intends to index all reviews appearing
in about 450 publications. Reviews indexed are primarily in the fields
of general fiction and nonfiction, humanities, social sciences, librarianship
and bibliography, and juvenile and young adult books. _________.
A master cumulation 1969-79, ed. by Gary C. Tarbert. (Detroit: Gale, [1980].
7 v.). Cumulates the citations for the years indicated. Vols. 6-7
are a title index (the title index was a new feature beginning 1976, but
this cumulation includes title indexing for the full period.) (Balay,
AA366)
- Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in
Humanities Journals 1802-1974. Ed. Evan Ira Farber. Woodbridge, CT:
Research
Publications, 1982-84.
SML, Reference Z1035 A1 +C63 (LC)
- Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in
Scholarly Journals 1886-1974. Ed. Evan Ira Farber. Woodbridge, CT:
Research
- Publications, 1979-82
- SML, Reference Z1035 A1 +C64 (LC)
- Contents: v. 1-12, Authors; v. 13-15, Titles.
- Offers "author and title access to more than one million
book reviews which appeared in the complete backfiles of 459 scholarly
journals in History, Political Science, and Sociology." --Introd. The
author section is arranged alphabetically by author of the book reviewed,
giving title of the book and citations to reviews (listed alphabetically
by abbreviated journal title, with volume number, date, and initial
page of the review); the titles section provides see references to the
author part. In general, short notices are included as well as full-length
reviews. Reviewers' names are not given.A complementary set has appeared
as Combined retrospective index to book reviews in humanities journals,
1802-1974 (Woodbridge, CT: Research Publications, 1982-84. 10 v.). It
indexes reviews in an additional 150 periodicals in the broad range of
the humanities. (Balay, AA369)
- An Index to Book Reviews in the Humanities. Williamston,
MI: P. Thomson, 1960-
SML, Reference Z1035 A1 I53 (LC)
- Indexes several hundred periodicals, originally all
in English, though a number of foreign-language titles were added in the
1970 volume. Several thousand book titles are now included in each issue.
Vol. 1 originally had no cumulative index but was issued in cumulated
form in1978; in v. 2-3, 1961-62, the quarterly issues are cumulated into
an annual volume; from 1963-, published annually. Originally "humanities"
was here defined to include history and some aspects of the social sciences,
but beginning with v. 11 (1970) the term was restricted to art and architecture;
biography, personal narrative and memoirs; drama and dance; folklore;
language; literature; music; philosophy; travel and adventure. (Balay,
AA372)
- Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen: IBR = International
Bibliography of Book Reviews = Bibliographie Internationale des
Recensions. Osnabruck: Felix Dietrich Verlag, 1971-.
SML, Reference AI9 I57 (LC)
- Online
- Title varies.
- Prefatory matter in German, English, and French.
- In four parts: pt. A, Index of periodicals consulted; pt. B, Classified
subject index of book reviews; pt. C, Index of book reviews by reviewed
authors; pt. D, Index of book reviews by reviewing authors.Serves both
as a companion to Internationale Bibliographie der Zeitschriftenliteratur
aus allen Gebieten des Wissens (AD255) and as a continuation, after the
long hiatus, of Bibliographie der Rezensionen (AA364). Reviews cited in
the first volume are mainly of1968-69 books, but many from earlier in
the decade are also included. The listing by reviewer is an unusual feature
among ongoing book review indexes. For 1984, published as Internationale
Bibliographie der Rezensionen (v.13, pt. 2), which was then continued
as Internationale Bibliographie der Rezensionen wissenschaftlicher
Literatur (v. 14, pt. 1- . Osnabruck: F. Dietrich, 1984- . Annual.) Title
also in English and French. Also called I.B.R. Appears annually
in two half-year parts. Each part contains five sections:L pt. A, Index
rerum/Subject index; pt. B, Index systematicus/Keyword index; pt. C, Opera
recensa/Reviewed works; pt. D, Recensores/Reviewers; pt. E, Periodica/Periodicals.
From 1971-1983, full information was given in pts. B, C, and D. Currently,
citations to the book reviews are found only in Part A, the subject index;
Part C and D refer the user to the subject heading. (Balay, AA373)
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