Book reviews are very useful when you are trying to evaluate a book. They

• appear in the year the book is published, as well as 2-3 years later

• are found in periodicals (magazines, newspapers and journals)

• range in length from very short (100 words or less) to fairly long (5 pages or more)

• indicate whether the book is important and how easy it is to read

You can identify book reviews through

• Book Review Digest - online database searchable by title, author, keywords, subject heading, ISBN, call number and more

• InfoTrac - for books published since 1980

• Book Review Index (Ref Z1035 .A1 B6) - for books published 1965 to present

• Book Review Digest (Ref Z 1219 .C95) – for books published 1905 to present

Ask at the Information Desk for additional assistance in finding book reviews.