REFERENCE RESEARCH GUIDE: REVIEWS

• Search Ariadne - the Library's online catalog
• Finding Book Reviews
• Finding Theatre Reviews

Book Reviews

• Arts and Humanities Search < about >
  Coverage: 1980 to the present.
• Book review index
  Reference Desk Z1035.A1 B6
  Library has v.1 1965 -
• Book review digest
  Reference Desk Z1219 .B6
  Library has v.2 1906 -
• Book Review Digest < about >
  Coverage: 1983 to the present.
• Humanities Abstracts < about >
  Coverage: 1984 to the present.
• Humanitites index
  Ref./Index 5 AI3 .H8
  Library has v.1 1974/75 - v.20 1993/94
• Infotrac General Reference Center Gold < about >
  Coverage: 1980 to the present
• Lexis-Nexis < about >
  Online service that provides full text access to over 1000 newspapers and magazines. Helpful for finding critics' reviews of plays and shows, as well as information on playwrights, actors, etc.
  Coverage: 1980 to the present.
• New York Times Index
  Index Case 2 AI21 .N48
  Library has v.1 1913-v.85 1997
  Prior Series Index 1851-1912
  For reviews published prior to 1994, use microfilm resources.
  Microfilm Rm/Main Lvl AP2 .N4 Holdings: 1851-1924, 1929-
• New York Times Index < about >
  Offers full text of all New York Times newspaper articles published within the last 365 days. You must be in Michigan to access this database. Updated daily.
• Newspaper Abstracts < about >
  Coverage: 1989 to the present.
• Reader's Guide Abstracts < about >
  Coverage: 1983 to the present.
• Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
  Ref./Index 5 AI3 .R227
  Library has v.1 1900 - v.52 1992

Theatre Reviews -
To find Theatre reviews in contemporary newspapers and magazines:

• Facts on File
  Reference Desk D 410 .F3
  Library has v. 23 1963 - v.59 1999
  Good source for play openings and awards. Look in the Index under "Theatre--Openings and Revivals".
• Humanitites index
  Ref./Index 5 AI3 .H8
  Library has v.1 1974/75 - v.20 1993/94
• Humanities Abstracts < about >
  Coverage: 1984 to the present.
• Lexis-Nexis < about >
  Online service that provides full text access to over 1000 newspapers and magazines. Helpful for finding critics' reviews of plays and shows, as well as information on playwrights, actors, etc.
  Coverage: 1980 to the present.
• Newspaper Abstracts < about >
  Coverage: 1989 to the present.
• New York Times Index
  Index Case 2 AI21 .N48
  Library has v.1 1913-v.85 1997
  Prior Series Index 1851-1912
  For reviews published prior to 1994, use microfilm resources.
  Microfilm Rm/Main Lvl AP2 .N4 Holdings: 1851-1924, 1929-
• New York Times Index < about >
  Offers full text of all New York Times newspaper articles published within the last 365 days. You must be in Michigan to access this database. Updated daily.
• Reader's Guide Abstracts < about >
  Coverage: 1983 to the present.
• Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
  Ref./Index 5 AI3 .R227
  Library has v.1 1900 - v.52 1992

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