Book reviews
To find reviews of a book you need to know the year of publication.
Use the library catalogue to
check dates. If Monash does not hold the item use the 'Search other libraries'
button and search other university or national libraries. Most books
are reviewed a few months after publication . If you need a review of
a book that is more than a year old, use one of the library databases
listed below. If you need a review of a very recent book, browse a relevant
reviewing journal or a journal containing many reviews, for example:
- The Anthropology Review Database (ARD),
is an extensive, and fully searchable, database of refereed reviews
of anthropological books, audiovisual materials, software and multimedia,
exhibits, tourist sites, conferences, and on-line resources.
Journals that contain book reviews
Databases to search for book reviews
- JSTOR for books written more
than 2-3 years ago. Use Advanced search and tick the 'Reviews' box
to narrow your research to reviews
- IBSS : international bibliography
of the social sciences use Advanced search and on the first line
type the authors family name and select 'Author' from the dropdown
menu, on the second line type a title keyword and select 'Title'
from the dropdown menu, type review on the last
line to limit to book reviews.
- Expanded academic ASAP use
Advanced search and limit to book review
- Social sciences citation index via
Web of science, type Author family name and keywords from title in
the topic search box eg Giddens and sociology
Please take a copy of the print guide to Locating book reviews in
the Sir Louis Matheson Library (available from the stands by the
information desk) for more detail about finding book reviews.
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