A few recent issues of the Journal of Modern History and the American Journal of Sociology can be viewed online on the Barat campus. Each issue contains a book review section with reviews of between 20 to 50 books per issue. The History Cooperative makes available the full-text of a selective number of issues of the American Historical Review and the Journal of American History . The site includes an index that allows searching throughout available issues. With a valid ID, you can request books from another library directly online.
Book reviews are articles that evaluate books through description and general criticism.
These critical opinions help readers judge the quality and usefulness of the content of a book for research or any other purposes. Book reviews also give a view of the general reactions to a book when it was first published. Review lengths can vary from a short paragraph to several pages. The most efficient way to search for book reviews is to start with one of the periodical databases to which the library subscribes. There are different strategies to use when searching for reviews in an online database.