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:
Access to this resource is funded by Alberta Advanced Education through the Lois Hole Campus Alberta Digital Library.
Access to over 180,000 digitized books, pamphlets, and broadsides from 1701–1800, with over 32 million searchable pages. It is based on the English Short-title Catalogue (ESTC) of works from Britain, Ireland, the U.S., and British colonies.
ECCO digitizes 18th-century works from the English Short-title Catalogue (ESTC), covering publications from Britain, Ireland, British colonies, and the U.S., as well as significant English-language texts from elsewhere. Most are in English, with some in French, Latin, and other languages. It provides a wide range of materials, from encyclopedias and government papers to literature and personal writings, offering a detailed view of 18th-century life and thought.
Scholarly sharing: Allowed with adherence to MRU's fair dealing guidelines.
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.
Over 200 years of full-text, facsimile articles from The Times newspaper, providing access to more than 12 million articles from 1785 onwards. Articles are presented as original page images with full-text search capability, allowing readers to view them as they appeared in print
Data mining: Licensed content available via text and data mining hard drives available from the Library for use in accordance to terms of use.
Digital library of academic journals, ebooks and primary sources. Includes content across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
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 primary sources search.
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
- Writing a Book Review - Advice from Purdue University's Online Writing Lab (OWL)
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