This pathfinder provides information about books in print and out of print, book reviews and book selection, bookstores and book suppliers, as well as selected individual publishers. Many publishers provide online access to information about their publications, including bibliographic references, abstracts, or tables of contents. This list is compiled and updated by IPFW librarians.
We recommend the following multidisciplinary databases for locating book reviews.
Academic Search Premier
Choice Reviews
Helmke Library also provides several printed resources for finding book reviews.
Book Review Index (Reference Z1035.A1 B6), 1965 to present.
Book Review Digest (Reference Z1219 .C96), 1906-1992.
Most of the following also include reviews, booklists, directories, author information, and other book-related information.
Finally, many scholarly journals that publish book reviews are indexed in Helmke Library's Find Resources By..., listed under broad subject categories. Follow the FIND IT tool to locate a copy of the review in a full-text format, in the library's printed periodicals via in IUCAT, or from another library through Document Delivery Services.
