Book Review Digest (BookReview)
Reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books
Why select this database?
- Citations and review excerpts of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books for adults and children.
- Covers periodicals published in the United States, Canada, and Great Britain.
- Includes only reviews that have appeared within 18 months of the book's publication.
| Database details |
| Subjects |
English-language fiction and non-fiction books excluding reviews of textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences |
| Sources |
154
For more information view:
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| Number of records |
Over 7835,000 |
| Dates covered |
1983 to present |
| Updated |
Weekly |
| Producer information |
H. W. Wilson Company
950 University Ave.
Bronx, NY 10452
USA
Phone: 1-800-367-6770
+1-718-588-8400
Web:
http://www.hwwilson.com
E-mail:
custserv@hwwilson.com
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| Copyright |
Book Review Digest, Copyright the H.W. Wilson Company, coverage beginning January, 1983. All rights reserved.
Except as otherwise provided by contract, the following are prohibited: copying the Database in machine-readable form, making multiple printouts and other uses of the Database inconsistent with the United States Copyright Law. The H.W. Wilson Company makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the database, including any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and shall not be liable for consequential or incidental damages or lost profits or other claims related to the database or its use. |
Index labels and examples of
an expert search in Book Review DigestUse a colon after an index label (for example, au:)
when you are not certain of your search terms. Use an equal sign
after an index label (au=) for
an exact match search. You can search with an index label from any
search screen. The information you type overrides any default menu
selections. The following examples show sample rather than actual
searches.
| Search indexes |
Labels |
Examples |
| Keyword |
kw: |
coffee and house+
[keyword searches the Abstract, Notes, Source Phrase, Subject, and Title indexes] |
| Abstract |
ab: |
santa fe |
| Accession number |
no: |
bbrd96346005 |
| Author |
au: |
o'hara
ohara |
| Author phrase |
au= |
grafton sue
[last name first]
|
| Corporate author phrase |
co= |
greenpeace foundation |
| Descriptor |
de: |
mystery |
| Descriptor phrase |
de= |
mystery fiction |
| Dewey Decimal call no. |
dd: |
002.075
002.07* |
| First page |
pg: |
2 |
| Geographic coverage phrase |
gc= |
dallas tex |
| Issue |
is: |
9-10 |
| Library of Congress call number |
lc: |
E99.N5
E99* |
| Monograph record no. |
mr: |
bbrd83000100
[links book reviews to record of reviewed item] |
| Named corporation phrase |
nc= |
robert mondavi winery |
| Named person phrase |
na= |
glenn john
[last name first] |
| Notes |
nt: |
bibliograph* |
| Place of publication |
pl: |
china |
| Publication date |
pd: |
97-98
[browse index for date formats] |
| Publisher |
pb: |
mcgraw-hill |
| Record type phrase |
rt= |
book review
[use to limit other search terms;
browse index for available record types] |
| Source |
so: |
library journal |
| Source phrase |
so= |
atlantic monthly |
| Standard number |
sn: |
1072-7825 |
| Subject |
su: |
nutrition |
| Subject phrase |
su= |
trout fishing |
| Title |
ti: |
L lawless |
| Title phrase |
ti= |
L is for lawless |
| Volume |
vo: |
43 |
| Year |
yr: |
1985 |
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