To find more scholarly book reviews from the last twenty years or so, first try searching your book title in Primo Search, which can return book reviews along with information about the book itself. Check the icons to look for 'reviews' or 'articles' which include the title of the book.
Then try one of the databases below. Search by the title of the book, or by the author of the review and a keyword from the title.
For older books, you will need to use print indexes to book reviews. At Collins, try the following print resources, all found in the library's Reference section.
You can search the library catalog for keywords and subject headings. What's the difference?
A keyword is a word used anywhere in the catalog record- title, author, summary, wherever. Subject headings are words that are specifically applied to express what the book is mostly about. Using both will help you find the most relevant results.
Consider starting with a keyword search to get the broadest range of results. Then, when you find a book that is especially good, look for its subject headings. In the catalog, subject headings are a link you can click to find other books about that same subject. You can also make a note of those headings to use them as search terms in other databases:
