A Selective List of Book Review or Summary Sources
with ** indicating Web Site or CD-ROM Reviews also Available
Included sources are current journals, indexes, and online databases. These titles are
intermixed in alphabetical order within the basic subject categories shown below. Entries
of more historic use will be added. Listing of a title in this guide does not imply
uniform coverage of the discipline or inclusion of reviews in every issue or update of the
named source.
Beginning years for journal titles are being added; former or continued-by
title changes will be incorporated later. Links for online access to Yale are given with *
showing online accessibility (for all or some publication years). Some suggestions
for locating the book reviews, whether on or off line, have been included. The extent of
online and print availability is subject to change.
This possible handy and concise links section from this online page includes -
Book Review Digest
Book Review Index Online Plus
and a reminder of book chapter level indexing in bibliographic databases found in, for example, Biosis and in Zoological Record online.
Contents
Access online journals through the Orbis online library catalog
or through the online journals - Yale. Database links are provided with relevant titles.
*American Scientist 1942 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 +A54
Geology Library Q1 +A48 (LC)
Engineering & Applied Science Library Q1 +A48
Sterling Memorial Library A79 +151
*Book Review Digest 1905 -
YALE: Sterling Memorial Library - Subject Bibliography
L&B Z1219 B66 (LC)
Listed by author, with title and subject index.
1905-1974 author/title cumulation available.
Scope: for books published or distributed in the U.S. with
multiple reviews.
Covers 75 U.S. and British periodicals.
*Book Review Index Online Plus 1965- and list of journals monitored also found at this linking page
YALE: for print see Sterling Memorial Library - Subject Bibliography
L&B Z1035 A1B66 (LC)
1965-1984 cumulation available SML Subject Bibliography L&B
Z1035 A1+B62 1985 (LC)
Covers 450 periodicals.
*Complexity 1995-
YALE: Kline Science Library Q172.5 C45 +C65
*Endeavour 1942 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 E53
*General Science Full Text [former title: General Science Index] 1978-
YALE: print edition, General Science Index, at Kline Science Library, 1978-1984;
1984-1997 may be paged from the Library Shelving Facility.
In print, book review section at end- by author, title.
100 English-language journals covered.
Online, "book review" can be entered into the search box with or without combining
other search words.
*History of Science 1962 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q125 H57
Sterling Memorial Library Q125 H57
Medical Historical Library
Index to Australian Book Reviews 1965-1981
YALE: Sterling Memorial Library stacks X353 +In25
Covers Australian authors, books published in
Australia, and books of Australian interest.
Index to Book Reviews in the Sciences 1980 -
and Index to Scientific Book Contents 1985 -
(both are published by ISI)
YALE: Medical Library Ref 1 ZQ180 I53
3000 journals covered.
Interdisciplinary Science Reviews 1978 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 +I17
*ISIS 1913 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 I83
Sterling Memorial Library A79 154
Medical Historical Library
Sterling Memorial Library, Philosophy Study, Room 609 Q1 I76
*Issues in Science and Technology 1984 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q174 +I88
Sterling Memorial Library Q174 +I88
Epidemiology and Public Health Library
*Nature 1869 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 +N37
Engineering Library
Geology Library
Astronomy Library
Forestry Library (recent 2 years)
Sterling Memorial Library A78 O56
*New Scientist 1956 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 +N48
Astronomy Library
*The New York Review of Books 1963 -
The archives of this publication can be searched or browsed through the
Internet site. Some of the reviews are accessible in their complete text.
New York Times Index 1913-
YALE: Divinity Library, Stack Reference AI21 N44 (LC)
Divinity Library, Trowbridge Reading Room
Sterling Memorial Library, Main Reference Room
AI21 N44 (LC)
New York Times Book Review Index 1896-1970
YALE: Sterling Memorial Library AD2 +N4842 (LC)
*Ohio Journal of Science 1900 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 O38
SB&F (** also Web sites) Formerly: Science Books & Films, AAAS Science Books
YALE: Kline Science Library, Librarian's office
Coverage includes trade and text books, films, software.
Online access has not been activated for Yale.
*Science (** also Web sites) 1883 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 +S28
Sterling Memorial Library Q1 +S17 (LC)
Social Science Library
Astronomy Library
Medical Library (last 5 years)
Engineering Library (last 5 years)
Geology Library Q2 +S45
*Scientific American 1845 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 +S34
Engineering Library
Geology Library (recent 10 years)
Forestry Library
Astronomy Library
Sterling Memorial Library
Chemistry Library (last 2 years)
*Science News 1921 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q1 +S288
Times Index
YALE: Sterling Memorial Library, Main Reference
Room AI21 +T56 (LC)
other title: London Times Index
previous title: Index to the Times
Books Reviewed and Noticed section as well as listings
under author's name
T.L.S. Cumulative Index (Times Literary Supplement)
YALE: Sterling Memorial Library, Subject Bibliography,
L&B AP4 +T55
v1 1902-1939 v2 1940-1980
Access online journals through the Orbis online library catalog
or through the online journals - Yale. Links are provided for database titles.
Acta Botanica Neerlandica 1952-1998
YALE: Kline Science Library QK1 A274
*Agricola 1970-
Online, "book" can be chosen as a document type within the search limit options.
*American Biology Teacher 1938 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH301 A454
American Entomologist 1990 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 A48
*Animal Behaviour 1958 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL750 A55
*Aquatic Biology, Aquaculture & Fisheries Resources 1978 -
YALE: Kline Science Library - check out cd-rom at Circulation desk
*Biological and Agricultural Index Plus 1964-
YALE: print edition available at or through Kline Science Library 1964-1990
Previous title: Agricultural Index 1916-1963
In print, book review section is at the end- by author, title.
Online, "book review" can be entered into the search box and additional search
terms or names are not required.
220 English-language journals covered.
*Biometrics library holdings begin with 1947
YALE: Kline Science Library QH301 B58
Epidemiology and Public Health Library
*BMJ (previous title British Medical Journal 1951 - some issues missing) 1988 - (some issues missing)
YALE: Medical Library
Biology Digest 1974 -
YALE: Kline Science Library ABSTRACTS
There is a section of book reviews in each issue.
200 journals screened.
*BioScience 1951 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH301 B5775
*Biosis Previews (Biological Abstracts & Biological Abstracts RRM)
YALE: print edition at Kline Science Library through 1969
A search can be limited to document type "book".
British Journal of Entomology and Natural History 1988 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 B74
*Bryologist 1898 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK534 +B78
Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique Suisse 1865 -
(Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen entomologischen Gesellschaft)
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 S38 A3
Bulletin (Entomological Society of Canada) 1969 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 E59 A2
*Bulletin of Marine Science 1965 -
YALE: Kline Science Library GC1 B85
*Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 1973 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH505 A1 B84
Canadian Field-Naturalist 1887 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH1 C355
Ornithology Library
Cicindela 1969 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL596 C56 C55
*Coleopterists Bulletin 1947 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL571 C536
Comparative Parasitology 2000 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL386 A1 H44
*Condor 1900 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL671 C66
Ornithology Library QL671 C6 (LC)
*Copeia 1913 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL1 C66 & QL1 C66A
(*)Current Primate References
YALE: Kline Anthropology Reference Z7996 P85 +C87 (LC) to December 1999.
An index to reviews is found in this source.
*The latest 6 months are accessible online within the PrimateLit:
a bibliographic database for primatology, from the Wisconsin Primate Research Center,
Washington National Primate Research Center, and the University of
Wisconsin - Madison libraries.
*Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1881 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 D488
Diversity 1982 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK981 +D58
*Economic Botany 1947 -
YALE: Kline Science Library SB1 E26
*Electronic Green Journal
*Entomological News 1925 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 E56
Entomologische Zeitschrift 1887 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 +E631
Entomologist's Gazette 1950 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 E655
Entomologist's Monthly Magazine 1864 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 E66
*Ethology 1986 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL785 A1 Z45
* Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management some subfiles back to 1967
"book monograph" can be chosen in the Publication Type Index.
*Evolution and Human Behavior 1997 -
YALE: Kline Science Library BF1 E73 (LC)
Fisheries 1976 -
YALE: Kline Science Library SH1 +F815
Flora; morphology, geobotany, ecophysiology library holdings 1970 - (title change: Flora - Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants)
YALE: Kline Science Library QK641 F56
*Florida Entomologist 1920 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 F56
Garden Literature: an index to periodical articles and book reviews 1992-2001
YALE: Kline Science Library ABSTRACTS
*Genetical Research 1960 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH431 A1 G45
*Global Ecology and Biogeography: a journal of macroecology 1999 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH84 G58
*Heredity 1947 -
YALE: Medical Library
Herpetological Bulletin 1980 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL640 B74 (LC)
Herpetological Review 1967 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL640 +H47
*Horticulture 1904 -
YALE: Kline Science Library SB1 +H66
*Human Biology 1929 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH301 H85
*Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 1971 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL461 I445
*International Journal of Primatology 1980 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL737 P9 I517
*Journal of Biogeography 1974 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH84 J68
*Journal of Biological Education 1990 - (online)
YALE: online only
*Journal of Cell Science 1966 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH573 J58
Medical Library
*Journal of Ecology 1913 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH540 J66
*Journal of Evolutionary Biology 1988 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH359 J687
*Journal of Mammalogy 1919 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL700 J66
*Journal of Microscopy library holdings 1969 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH201 M651
Medical Library
*Journal of Natural Products library holdings 1979 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH301 L56
*Journal of Plant Physiology library holdings 1984 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK1 Z44
*Journal of the American Chemical Society 1879 -
YALE: Chemistry Library 1Am34
Kline Science Library QD1 A47 A3
Medical Library
*Journal of the North American Benthological Society 1986 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL141 F73
*Kew Bulletin 1946 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK1 K48
*Lichenologist 1958 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK583 A1 L53
*Limnologica 1962 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH98 L55
*Madrono: a west American journal of botany 1916 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK1 M34
*Mammalia 1936 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL700 M35
*Marine Mammal Science 1985 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL713.2 M256
*Medline 1966-
1976-1981 selected chapters from books were
indexed.
*Micron - the international research and review journal for microscopy
YALE: Kline Science Library QH212 E4 +M54
Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft
see Bulletin de la Societe Entomologique Suisse
*Mountain Research and Development 1981 - (** also Web sites)
YALE: Kline Science Library GB500 +M68
*Nature Bio/technology 1983 - title change to Nature Biotechnology
YALE: Kline Science Library QH442 +B56
Medical Library
Nature Canada 1972 - (** also Web sites)
YALE: Kline Science Library QH106 +N37
Forestry & Environmental Studies Library
*Nature Genetics 1992 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH431 +N363
Medical Library
*Naturwissenschaften 1913 -
YALE: Kline Science Library Q3 +N37
*New England Journal of Medicine 1928 -
YALE: Medical Library
Epidemiology and Public Health Library
*New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 1967 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QH90 A1 N48
News of the Lepidopterists' Society 1959 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QL541 +L465
*Oceanology
YALE: Kline Science Library GC1 O3313
*Origins of Life and Evolution of the Biosphere
YALE: Kline Science Library RC1075 S63
Phytologia 1933 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK1 P49
Phytomorphology 1951 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK641 A1 P47
*Plant Science Bulletin 1955 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QK1 +P56
*Plant Systematics and Evolution
YALE: Kline Science Library QK1 O36
*Quarterly Review of Biology
YALE: Kline Science Library QH 301 Q37
Medical Library
*Zoological Record 1978-
YALE: print edition at Kline Science Library
Online, "book" or "book-chapter" can be chosen as a document type within search limit options.
Access online journals through the Orbis online library catalog
or through the online journals - Yale. Links are provided for database titles.
*Acta Crystallographica A fundamentals of crystallography
YALE: Kline Science Library QD901 +A272
*Acta Crystallographica B structural science
YALE: Kline Science Library QD901 +A273
*Acta Crystallographica D biological crystallography
YALE: Kline Science Library QD901 +A2736
*Applied Science & Technology Abstracts 1958-
YALE: print edition at Kline Science Library 1958-1982
(Applied Science & Technology Index)
earlier title: Industrial Arts Index 1913-1957
In print, book review section is at the end- by author, title.
350 English-language journals covered.
*Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 1946 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC770 +B84
Sterling Memorial Library QC770 +B84
Seeley Mudd Library, Government Documents Social Science Library Section
*Computer Physics Communications 1969 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 C655
*Contemporary Physics 1959 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 C64
*Foundations of Physics 1970 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 F68
*General Relativity and Gravitation 1970 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 G45
*Journal of Statistical Physics 1969 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 J688
*Journal of the American Chemical Society 1879 -
YALE: Chemistry Library 1Am34
Kline Science Library QD1 A47 A3
Medical Library
Mathematical Book Review Index 1800-1940 by Louise S.
Grinstein
YALE: Kline Science Library Z6651 G75X 1992
*Measurement Science and Technology 1990 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC39 +M397
*Physics Education 1966 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 P4433
*Physics in Perspective 1999 -
YALE: Kline Science Library
*Physics Teacher 1963 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC30 +P48
*Physics Today 1948 -
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 P445
Astronomy Library
Engineering and Applied Science
*Physics Uspekhi (** also reviews Web sites)
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 +U761
*Physics World
YALE: Kline Science Library QC1 +P66
*SciTech Book News 2003 -
This section will be added in the future.
(Call numbers are in Orbis; some may be electronically accessible.)
ASM News (American Society for Microbiology)
American Reference Books Annual
*Booklist 1905-
British Book News 1940-
Bulletin Critique du Livre Francais 1945 -
*Choice ( * also reviews Web sites) 1964 -
*Journal of College Science Teaching 1971 -
*Library Journal 1876 -
NYPL New Technical Books 1915-1994
*New York Review of Books 1963 -
New York Times Book Review Index 1869-1970
Population Biology and Genetics
*RQ 1960 - title changed to Reference & User Services Quarterly
RSR: Reference Services Review 1973-
Science and Technology Libraries 1981 - library holdings 1989 -
T.L.S. (Times Literary Supplement) 1902-
This source is an index not a full-text source. Overall, across-issues
browsing is not available electronically. Indexing in the electronic
version does go back to 1902.
For more complete information or for additional suggestions,
contact a reference librarian.
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Books in Print with Book Reviews Plus (cd-rom)
NOT AT YALE
books currently in print, from U.S. publishers, text
of reviews from Biosis, Choice, Library Journal, and
Sci-Tech Book News included
Cumulative Book Review Index 1905-1974 (Princeton)
NOT AT YALE
author, title listings from Book Review Digest,
Choice, Library Journal, Saturday Review
Current Book Review Citations 1976-1982
NOT AT YALE
cumulates all the Wilson index book review citations
1300 journals covered selectively
Technical Book Review Index 1917-1928, 1935-1988
NOT AT YALE
publication ceased in 1988
Thank-you to colleagues who, at some point, provided comment or constructive input:
Prof. Arthur Galston, Prof. Talbot Waterman, David Stern (librarian).
Guide developed and maintained by:
Lori Bronars, Life Sciences Librarian and Reference Services Coordinator
Last revised on: August 27, 2008.
