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Resources and links for book reviews are listed here. For additional
sources on online book reviews, see AcqWeb's
Directory of Book Reviews on the Web.
Review Journals
Check reviews to determine quality and appropriateness for your needs. Excerpts may be available in catalogs or online bookstores. Be wary of customer reviews or brief excerpts from reviews as these can be misleading. In some cases, you may want to do personal review of titles in another collection such as the CCBC in Madison.
Book Review Indexes
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Book Review Index |
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Children's Book Review Index |
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Book Review Digest |
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Children's Literature Review |
| Children's Literature Database
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Books in Print Reviews for selected
items |
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Periodical databases such as Ebscohost MasterFile (available through Badgerlink) may also list some reviews, although they are not as comprehensive as book review indexing
sources. These reviews are in journals such as Horn Book, Library Journal, Publishers Weekly
and School Library Journal. |
School Review Journals
Most of these are not available full text at their websites, but may included recommended lists and selected reviews. Most are available
full text in UW-W's Anderson Library and are indexed in Ebscohost's Academic Search Elite or MasterFile Premier.
Public Library Review Journals
Academic Library Review Journals
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Current sources for in-print books:
Check these sources for current prices and
availability. While it is sometimes possible to get titles not in Books
in Print and some small publishing houses' materials are not
included, if you can't find it in the recent edition, it will probably be
difficult to obtain.
| Books in Print |
| Cumulative Book Index |
| Paperbacks in Print |
| Children's Books in
Print |
Catalogs, flyers, announcements
Print,
CD-ROM or online versions of vendor, bookstore or publisher catalogs:
Best Books, Recommended Lists, and Core Collections
Check for the most recent edition of each of these tools. There may be
more recent editions than those listed below. These tools provide
| Children's
Catalog,
Includea links to reviews |
| Middle
School / Junior High School Catalog Includes links
to reviews |
| Senior
High School Catalog Includes links to reviews |
| Elementary School
Library Collection No longer published |
| Best books for children:
preschool through grade 6, 1998 |
| Choosing Books for
Children, A Commonsense Guide, 1999 |
| The New York Times Parent's
Guide to the Best Books for Children, 2000 |
| Elementary School Library
Collection, 2000 |
| The New York Times Parent's
Guide to the Best Books for Children, 2000 |
| Best Books for Senior High
Readers, 1991 |
| Books for you : a booklist
for senior high students, 1997 |
| Best books for young adults
: the selections, the history, the romance, 1994 |
| Young Adult Reader's
Advisor, 1992 |
| Books for the Teenage, 1999 |
| Best Books for Young Adult
Readers, Grades 7-12, 1997 |
| Books for the Teenage (New
York Public Library), 1999 |
| Best Books for Young Teen
Readers, 2000 |
| Best Books for Young
Readers, 1999 |
| Books for You, An Annotated
List from the 1994-96 for Senior High Students, 1997 |
| More Teens' Favorite Books,
Young Adults' Choices, 1993-1995 |
| High-Interest Books for
Teens, 1999 |
| Public Library Catalog,
1998 |
| Bowker Annual - Best
Books, Best YA Books, Best Children’s Books, Bestsellers |
Subject bibliographies (examples)
| Multicultural
Literature for Children and Young Adults (vol. 1 and 2), 1998 |
| What Do Children and
Young Adults Read Next? 1997 |
| What Do Young Adults
Read Next? 1997 |
| Adolescents at Risk, A
Guide to Fiction & Nonfiction for Young Adults, Parents, &
Professionals, 1993 |
| Teen Genreflecting,
1997 |
| Junior Genreflecting,
A Guide to Good Reads & Series Fiction for Children, 1999 |
| The New Press Guide to
Multicultural Resources for Young Readers, 1997 |
| Great Books for
African-American Children, 1999 |
| Lesbian & Gay
Voices, An Annotated Bibliography & Guide to Literature for
Children & Young Adults, 2000 |
| Let's Hear It for the
Girls, 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14, 1999 |
| Recommended Books in
Spanish for Children & Young Adults, 1991-1995 |
| Building an ESL
collection for young adults : a bibliography of recommended fiction
and nonfiction for schools and public libraries, 1998 |
Check
online databases such as Library Literature (First Search), Education
Index (WilsonWeb) and ERIC (Ebscohost) under your subject. It is
also useful to contact an organization or institution related to the topic
(e.g., the Holocaust Museum).
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