MRU Library Website: English: Reviews

Book Review Sources

Book reviews can be found in all of the major literature databases on the ARTICLES tab of this research guide (MLA International Bibliography, Literary Resource Centre etc). They can also be found in the following general databases:

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Journal and magazine articles across a broad range of subject areas.
Access to this resource is funded by Alberta Advanced Education through the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library.
Literature Resource Center This link opens in a new window
A literary reference database which provides users with a broad spectrum of reference information from antiquity to the present day.
Access to this resource is funded by Alberta Advanced Education through the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library.

Masterfile Premier
Do an advanced search and limit the document type to "book review."
H-Net Reviews
Scholarly reviews published and freely available online.

Historical Book Review Sources

Eighteenth Century Collections Online I This link opens in a new window
Includes books, pamphlets, and essays, broadsides and more published in the UK during the 18th century.
Content is primarily in English, but also includes other languages.

Authorized users: Include any person within the geographically defined area of Alberta that can authenticate via IP address using the Gale Geo IP authentication service.

Data mining: Licensed content available via text and data mining hard drives available from the Library for use in accordance to terms of use.

Scholarly sharing: Allowed with adherence to MRU's fair dealing guidelines.
American Periodicals Series This link opens in a new window
Contains special interest and general magazines, literary and professional journals, children's and women's magazines, and many other historically significant periodicals that first began publishing between 1740 and 1900.
Times Digital Archive: 1785-2014 This link opens in a new window
An online, full-text facsimile of every complete page of every issue of The Times over a span of 200 years, from 1785 to 2014.
Authorized users: Include any person within the geographically defined area of Alberta that can authenticate via IP address using the Gale Geo IP authentication service.

Data mining: Licensed content available via text and data mining hard drives available from the Library for use in accordance to terms of use.

https://library.mtroyal.ca/az.php?q=telegraph
JSTOR Journals and Primary Sources Collection This link opens in a new window
An archival collection of scholarly journals, ebooks and primary sources. Includes content across the disciplines, including African American Studies, Anthropology, Asian Studies, Economics, Education, Health Sciences, Humanities, History, Indigenous Studies, Literature, Mathematics, Philosophy, Political Science, Science, and Sociology.
Note: Use the JSTOR platform for access to Primary Source collections including 19th Century British Pamphlets, Struggles for Freedom: Southern Africa, World Heritage Sites: Africa, and Global Plants and are not available for inclusion in LibrarySearch.

Find out more about indexing of these resources: https://support-jstor-org.libproxy.mtroyal.ca/hc/en-us/articles/5322416293399-JSTOR-ProQuest-Ex-Libris-Discovery-Resources
Nineteenth Century UK Periodicals This link opens in a new window
A digital archive of 19th century periodicals covering topics such as politics, rural life, children's literature, leisure and humour.
Authorized users: Include any person within the geographically defined area of Alberta that can authenticate via IP address using the Gale Geo IP authentication service.

Data mining: Licensed content available via text and data mining hard drives available from the Library for use in accordance to terms of use.

Scholarly sharing: Allowed with adherence to MRU's fair dealing guidelines.

Tips on Writing Book Reviews

- Writing a Book Review - Advice from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)

- Book Reviews - Suggestions from University of North Carolina's Writing Center

English | Reviews

Book Review Sources

Historical Book Review Sources

Tips on Writing Book Reviews