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BOOK REVIEWS

Compiled and maintained by Martha Allen, Reference Librarian
Last updated October 3, 2006

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This is a list of resources for locating book reviews at Pius XII Memorial Library and on the web. Although not comprehensive, it does cover the review sources most frequently required by library users. Location information is provided for each title; the dates refer to the period of coverage. The titles listed are those by which the resources are presently known. When using the printed indices, please be sure to check the list of abbreviations in each issue or volume consulted to ascertain complete periodical titles.

Pius XII Memorial Library subscribes to many electronic resources that are restricted to Saint Louis University staff, students, and faculty. These resources are accessible via remote access through Pius Memorial Library's Web site. There are other electronic resources that are freely available via the Internet.

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General Sources || Social Sciences & Humanities || Business & Economics || Science & Technology

GENERAL SOURCES

Academic Search Premier, 1975-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/acadelit.html
Alternative Press Index, 1990-	East Index Shelves Ref. HN 90 .R3 A5
Book Review Digest, 1905-	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 1219 .C95
Book Review Index, 1965-	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 1035 .A1 B6
Booklist (digital counterpart of American Library Association's Booklist magazine)	www.ala.org/booklist
Bulletin of Bibliography, 1897-	Z 1007 .B94 (Level 5)
Combined Retrospective Index to Book Reviews in Scholarly Journals, 1886-1974	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 1035 .A1 C64
ArticleFirst, 1990-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/articlef.html
Index to St. Louis Newspapers, 1975-1979	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 3 .I57
Index to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1980-	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 21 .S25 S25
LexisNexis Academic (Coverage varies)	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/lexnexau.html
MasterFILE Elite, 1984-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/mstrfile.html
New York Times Index, 1851-	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 21 .N44
Nineteenth Century Readers' Guide, 1890-1899	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 3 .N5
Poole's Index to Periodical Literature, 1802-1907	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 3 .P7
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 1989-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/stpd.html
Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, 1900-	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 3 .R48
The Times Index, 1976-	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 21. T46
Web of Science, 1995-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/wos.html

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SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES

ABC Pol Sci, 1973-2000	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 7161 .A214
America: History and Life, 1964-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/amhlf.html
Art Index, 1929-1/2002 Art Abstracts FT, 1984-	Ref. Z 5937 .A78 www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/artabs.html
ArticleFirst, 1990-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/articlef.htm
Arts & Humanities Citation Index, 1985-2000 Arts & Humanities Citation Index	Ref. AI 3 .A63 Workstation A (1975-1994) & Web (1995- )
ATLA Religion Database, 1949-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/atlaser.html
BioethicsLine, 1973-2000	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/bioeth.html
Catholic Periodical & Literature Index, 1930- Catholic Periodical & Literature Index, 1981-	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 3 .C32 www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/cpli.html
Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography, 1927-	East Index Shelves Ref. HQ 750 .A1 C47
Combined Index to Book Reviews in Humanities Journals, 1802-1974	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 1035 .A1 C63
CSA Political Science & Government, 2001-	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 7161 .A214
Education Index, 1929-2001 Education Abstracts FT, 1983-	Ref. L 11 .E267 www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/edabs.html
ERIC, 1966-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/ericcsa.html
French Periodicals Index (Repertoriex), 1986-	Ref. AI 7 .F7
HAPI:Hispanic American Periodicals Index, 1970-	East Index Shelves Ref. F 1408 .H16
Historical Abstracts, 1969-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/histab.html
Humanities Index, 1974-	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 1 .H8
Index to Book Reviews in Religion, 1949-1974; 1986-	East Index Shelves Ref. BL 1 .A1 I623
Index to Black Periodicals, 1950-	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 1361 .N39 O4
JSTOR (Coverage varies)	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/jstor.html
Library Literature & Information Science, 1933-	Ref. Z 666 .C211
LLBA - Linguistics and Language Behavior Abstracts 1967-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/llba.html
Music Index, 1949-	East Index Shelves Ref. M 118 .M84
Periodicals Index Online & Periodicals Archive Online, 1790-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/pci.html
Philosopher's Index, 1940- Philosopher's Index, 1940-	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 7127 .P47 www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/phil.html
Project Muse (Coverage varies)	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/projmuse.html
Rolling Stone Index, 1967-1991	Ref. ML 1 .R65 1993
Social Sciences Index, 1974-	East Index Shelves Ref. AI 1 .S6
Social Sciences Citation Index, 1956-2000 Social Sciences Citation Index	Ref. Z 7161 .S65 Workstation A (1981-1994) & Web (1995- )
Sociological Abstracts, 1952-2001 Sociological Abstracts, 1963-	Pre-1974 East Index Shelves Ref. HM 1 .S67 www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/socioabs.html
Women Studies Abstracts, 1972-	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 7962 .W65
Women's Studies Index, 1989-	East Index Shelves Ref. HQ 1181 .U5 W651

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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS

ABI/INFORM Complete, 1971-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/abi.html
Accounting & Tax Index, 1921-	East Index Shelves Ref. Z 7164.C81 A51
Business Periodicals Index, 1958-2001	Most recent 5 years Ref. Z 7164 .C81 B983
EconLit, 1969-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/econlit.html
Business & Company Resource Center, 1980-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/buscores.html
Journal of Economic Literature, 1963-	East Index Shelves Ref. HB 1 .J6
JSTOR	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/jstor.html
LexisNexis Academic (Coverage varies)	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/lexnexau.html
Wall Street Journal Index, 1958-2001 Wall Street Journal, 1984-	Most recent 5 years Ref. HG 1 .W26 www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/wallstjo.html

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Alt-HealthWatch, 1990-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/althealth.html
Applied Science and Technology Index, 1958-2001 Applied Science and Technology Abstracts FT, 1983-	Most recent 5 years Ref. Z 7913 .I7 www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/appsciab.html
BioethicsLine, 1973-2000	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/bioeth.html
Biology Digest, 1976-	Math/Science Index Area
CINAHL (Current Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature) 1982-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/cinahl.html
GeoRef, 1785-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/georef.html
Health Source: Consumer	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/hlthcons.html
Health Source: Nursing/Academic	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/hlthnurs.html
Journals@Ovid, 1993-	www.slu.edu/libraries/pius/databases/dbdesc/jourovid.html

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Compiled and maintained by Martha Allen, Reference Librarian. Last modified on October 3, 2006.