Book Review Index

An index of book reviews published by Gale

Book Review IndexFounded| 1965 to present

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Company| Gale
Country| United States
Based in| Detroit
Website| gale.com/book-review-index
ISSN| 0524-0581

Book Review Index is an index of book reviews and literary criticism, found in leading academic, popular, and professional periodicals. It has been published since 1965. For most of its history it has been owned by Gale and is based in Detroit.

## Publication history

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Volume 1 of Book Review Index was published in 1965.[1] It was originally published monthly. Starting in May 1977, the index was published bi-monthly. In 1994, the index became quarterly. Since 1996, it has been published three times a year, along with an annual accumulation.

In 1975, Gale began publishing Children's Book Review Index, which included information from Book Review Index on children's literature.[2]

## Online

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The entire index of more than 5.6 million reviews covering over 2.5 million titles is also available as Book Review Index Online or Book Review Index Plus[3] with the full electronic text of more than 600,000 discussions.[4]

## See also

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* List of academic databases and search engines
* Academic Journal - Book reviews
* Book reviews

## References

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1. ^ "Book Review Index Online". New York Public Library. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
2. ^ "Guide to New Books and Book Reviews Children's Librarianship". Journal of Academic Librarianship. 2 (3): 145–146. July 1976. ISSN 0099-1333.
3. ^ "Book Review Index Plus". Gale, Cengage Company. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
4. ^ "Book Review Index Online PLus". University Library. Radboud University. Archived from the original on November 6, 2019. Retrieved June 2, 2018.

## Further reading

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* Cleland, Nancy Dean (1984). "Comparison of Sports Coverage in 'Book Review Digest' and 'Book Review Index'". RQ. 23 (4): 451–459. ISSN 0033-7072. JSTOR 25827226.
* Golderman, Gail; Connolly, Bruce (2012). "eReviews". Library Journal. 137 (12): 105–109. ISSN 0363-0277. EBSCOhost 77692299.

## External links

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* Book Review Index Online
* Cornell University on Book Reviews

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