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Vol. 3, No. 2 Spring 2006
Book Review Index
John Breitmeyer, Reference Librarian
Book Review Index (BRI), the standard reference for finding book reviews, is now available online!
BRI contains references to more than 5,000,000
reviews of over 2,000,000 distinct book and periodical titles. The
file dates from 1965 to the present and covers every review published
in approximately 500 periodicals and newspapers. Each record includes
the author and title of the work being reviewed, journal name, date
of review, and page number. Document type indications are also included
if the work is a children's book, periodical, children's periodical,
young adult periodical, reference work, or young adult book. Book
Review Index corresponds to the print publication of the same name.
Approximately 500 periodicals and newspapers are currently indexed
by BRI (retrospective coverage varies). Periodicals indexed range
from the Harvard Business Review to the Center for Children's Books:
Bulletin, and from the American Scholar to Psychology Today. General
interest magazines such as Ms., Time, The New Yorker, and Atlantic
are covered, as are specialized periodicals like Flying, Yachting,
Kirkus Reviews, and National Genealogical Society Quarterly. The
database is currently citation-only; However, citations include
Article Linker ( ),
which can help you find the full text of an article in another
database. BRI is an invaluable resource for students of the humanities
and others. Providing wide coverage but a narrow focus, BRI can help introduce
readers and researchers of all types to a wide world of public and critical
reaction to literature.
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