General Book Reviews
- Booklist
- Books in Print Global Edition
- Kirkus Reviews
- NoveList
- NoveList Plus
- NoveList K-8
- NoveList K-8 Plus
- Publisher’s Weekly
Book Reviews and Resources for Librarians
General Book Reviews
Booklist
Access:
Via Omni.
Scope:
Reviews of recommended library materials, including advance reviews of books, as well as reference and media resources. Provides over 135,000 reviews and thousands of features since 1992, as well as full-text access since 1997.
Books In Print Global Edition
Bowker’s Books In Print Global Edition
Access:
Using the Home screen’s Query tool, select Title from the All drop-down menu, and enter the title of the book. In the list of search results, click the title link to access the item record. Then click Professional Reviews in the left-side column.
Scope:
Provides bibliographic records and reviews for a wide range of genres and formats.
Kirkus Reviews
Access:
Via the Western Libraries online catalogue
Scope:
Provides over 500 book reviews per month before they are published, including fiction, non-fiction, children’s and young adult literature. Also includes an archive of over 300,000 reviews since 1933.
NoveList
Access:
Via EbscoHost. Find direct link alphabetically in FIMS Graduate Library Databases page.
Scope:
Provides not only reviews of, but reader advisory for over 155,000 works of fiction by cross-referencing related books, series information, newsletters, and events. It also allows for integrated use of literature-related social media such as Goodreads and NextReads in providing a comprehensive literature review and readers’ advisory experience.
NoveList Plus
Access:
Via EbscoHost. Find direct link alphabetically in FIMS Graduate Library Databases page.
Scope:
In addition to NoveList, provides reviews of, and readers advisory for, non-fiction in addition to fiction materials.
NoveList K-8
Access:
Via EbscoHost. Find direct link alphabetically in FIMS Graduate Library Databases page.
Scope:
Provides reviews of, and recommendations for, a subset of materials covered by NoveList generally limited to the specified age group. It includes a small number of adult titles that are used in middle school curricula.
NoveList K-8 Plus
Access:
Via EbscoHost. Find direct link alphabetically in FIMS Graduate Library Databases page.
Scope:
In addition to NoveList K-8, provides reviews of, and readers’ advisory for, non-fiction in addition to fiction materials.
Publishers Weekly
Access:
Via the Western Libraries online catalogue. “Search within this publication” link in top right corner of EbscoHost page. Retain “Publishers Weekly” string in first field in addition to subsequent search fields.
Scope:
Provides full-text reviews since 1997 of fiction, non-fiction, and children’s literature. See link for UWO login information.
Book Reviews and Resources for Librarians
Choice Reviews Online
Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
Access:
Via the Western Libraries online catalogue.
Scope:
Provides over 7,000 reviews of scholarly publications every year.
Library Journal
Access:
Via the Western Libraries online catalogue.
Scope:
Provides over 8,000 reviews annually of books, e-books, audio books, videos and DVDs, databases, systems, and websites. Library Journal claims to be “the most trusted and respected publication for the library community”.
Library Literature
Library Literature and Information Science
Scope:
Via the Western Libraries online catalogue. Provides indexing and abstracts for almost 400 journals, and full-text coverage for over 160 journals.
LISA
Library and Information Science Abstracts
Access:
Via Proquest. Find direct link alphabetically in FIMS Graduate Library Databases page.
Scope:
Provides indexing and abstracts for over 440 periodicals in over 20 languages. 500 records are added every two weeks.
LISTA
Library, Information Science and Technology Abstracts,
Access:
Via Western Libraries. Find direct link alphabetically in the Western Libraries LIS Research Guide.
Scope:
Provides indexing for over 560 journals, plus books, research reports, and proceedings since the 1960s.
School Library Journal
Access:
Via the Western Libraries online catalogue.
Scope:
Since 1974, provides over 5000 book reviews aimed at school librarians who serve students from K-12.
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