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Book Review Digest
Revised 12/9/2008
Database name: BookReview
Short database name: BKRV
Available on: FirstSearch Test Server and Production Server
Why select this database?
- Book Review Digest has citations and review excerpts of current English-language
fiction and nonfiction books.
- It covers approximately 150 leading periodicals published in the United States,
Canada, and Great Britain.
- Reviews must have appeared within 18 months after the book was published and
at least one review must be from a periodical published in the U.S. or Canada.
- It is produced by The H.W. Wilson Company.
| Subjects included |
| Includes reviews of current English-language fiction and nonfiction books
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Excludes reviews of textbooks, government publications, and technical books
in law
and the sciences
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Coverage/update frequency
Covers January 1983 to the present.
New records are added weekly.
Record display information
List of FirstSearch fields for Book Review Digest and the MARC fields to which they correspond:
| Field Name |
MARC field(s) |
| Dates |
008 |
| LC Control Number |
010/a |
| National Bibliographic Number |
015/a |
| ISBN |
020/a |
| Availability/price |
020/c |
| Qualifier |
020/q |
| Standard SICI Code |
024/a |
| Accession Number |
035/a |
| Cataloging Source |
040/a,c,d |
| LC Call Number |
050/a,b |
| Dewey Number |
082/a |
| Dewey Edition |
082/2 |
| Author |
100/a-e,q,t |
| Corporate Author |
110/a-d,g,n,t |
| Uniform Title, M.E. |
130/a |
| Uniform Title |
240/a |
| Title Statement |
245/a,b,c,h,n,p |
| Augmented Title |
246/a |
| Display Text |
246/i |
| Edition Statement |
250/a,b |
| Imprint |
260/b,c |
| Physical Description |
300/a |
| Physical Details |
300/b |
| Series |
440/a,x,v |
| General Note |
500/a |
| Dissertation Note |
502/a |
| Bibliography Note |
504/a |
| Contents Note |
505/a |
| Abstract |
520/a,b |
| Target Audience Note |
521/a |
| Complexity Note |
580/a |
| Awards Note |
586/a |
| Subject Added Entry, Personal Name |
600/a,b,c,d,q,t,x,y,z |
| Subject Added Entry, Corporate Name |
610/a,b,c,d,n,p,t,x,y,z |
| Subject Added Entry, Uniform Title |
630/a,d,x,y,z |
| Subject Added Entry, Topical |
650/a,x,y,z |
| Subject Added Entry, Geographic |
651/a,v,x,y,z |
| Added Entry, Personal Name |
700/a-e,q,t |
| Added Entry, Corporate Name |
710/a-d,n,t |
| Added Entry, Uniform Title |
730/a |
| Title Cross Reference |
740/a |
| Journal Country of Publication |
773/c |
| Source Citation |
773/g |
| Peer Reviewed Journal |
773/m |
| Journal Abbreviated Title |
773/p |
| Journal Title |
773/t |
| ISSN |
773/x |
| Other Edition — Edition Statement |
775/b |
| Other Edition — Publisher |
775/d |
| Other Edition — Display Text |
775/i |
| Other Edition — Reprint Note |
775/m |
| Other Edition — Price/Format |
775/n |
| Other Edition — Series |
775/s |
| Other Edition — ISBN |
775/z |
| Reviewed Book — Author |
779/a |
| Reviewed Book — Edition Statement |
779/b |
| Reviewed Book — Publication |
779/d |
| Reviewed Book — Uniform Title |
779/s |
| Reviewed Book — Title |
779/t |
| Book Record ISBN |
779/w |
| Reviewed Book — ISBN |
779/z |
| Related Work — Author |
787/a |
| Related Work — Edition |
787/b |
| Related Work — Publication |
787/d |
| Related Work — Display Text |
787/i |
| Related Work — Uniform Title |
787/s |
| Related Work — Title |
787/t |
| Related Work — ISBN |
787/z |
| Instructions |
856/i |
| Full Text Format (e.g. ASCI, PDF) |
856/q |
| URL Link to External Website or Link to Full Text Article (Direct Article Access) |
856/u |
| Note (e.g. OCLC Direct Article Access, size) |
856/x |
| Materials Specified (e.g. Cover Art, Local Ownership Info) |
856/3 |
| Database from which Full Text Article is Accessed |
856/8 |
| Library Holdings |
948
Detailed holdings information is available in FirstSearch
Z39.50 Configuration Guide - Element Set Names. |
| Volume Number |
949/a |
| Issue Number |
949/b |
| Page Numbers |
949/c |
| Supplement |
949/d |
| Date |
949/e |
| First Page Number |
949/f |
| OCLC Defined Date |
949/g |
| Document Type |
949/i |
| OCLC Record Display Type |
949/x |
| Related Resource |
971/r,s |
| Review record ISBN |
977/n |
Indexes
What follows is a list of FirstSearch indexes and the combination of USE and STRUCTURE
attributes that can be used to access them.
- For any FirstSearch label where multiple USE attributes are listed all the attributes will provide the exact same search result sets.
- Any USE attribute that is not marked as a restrictor is available via the SCAN service.
- Restrictors are specially implemented indexes and are not available for scanning. Terms
for these must be ANDed with other terms to limit the size of the result set. See the
table provided for each restrictor to determine valid terms and their associated meaning.
FirstSearch Indexes and USE and STRUCTURE attributes used to access them:
| Index |
Description |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
Indexed Fields and Subfields |
| Keyword (kw) |
Any |
5110 |
2 |
130/a
240/a
245/a,b,n,p
246/a
440/a
500/a
502/a
504/a
505/a
520/a,b
521/a
580/a
586/a
600/a,b,c,d,q,t,x,y,z
610/a,b,c,d,n,t,x,y,z
630/a,d,x,y,z
650/a,x,y,z
651/a,x,y,z
730/a
740/a
773/t
779/s,t
787/s,t |
| Keyword All(kw) |
Any |
1016 |
2 |
100/a,b,c,d,e,q
110/a,b,c,d,n
130/a
240/a
245/a,b,n,p
246/a
440/a
500/a
502/a
504/a
505/a
520/a,b
521/a
580/a
586/a
600/a,b,c,d,q,t,x,y,z
610/a,b,c,d,n,t,x,y,z
630/a,d,x,y,z
650/a,x,y,z
651/a,x,y,z
700/a,b,c,d,e,q
710/a,b,c,d,n
730/a
740/a
773/t
779/a,s,t
787/a,s,t |
| Abstract (ab) |
Abstract |
62 |
2 |
520/a,b |
| Article Type Phrase (at=) |
Content type |
1034 |
1 |
949/L |
| Author (au, au=) |
Author-name |
1003 |
1, 2 |
100/a,b,c,d,e,q
110/a,b,c,d,n
700/a,b,c,d,e,q
710/a,b,c,d,n
779/a
787/a |
| Corporate Author (co) |
Author-name-corporate |
1005 |
1 |
110/a,b,c,d,n
710/a,b,c,d,n |
| Descriptor (de, de=) |
OCLC Defined |
5650 |
1, 2 |
650/a,x,y,z |
| Dewey Decimal Call No. (dd) |
Classification-Dewey |
13 |
2 |
082/a |
| Document Type Phrase (dt=) |
Code record type |
1001 |
1 |
949/i |
| First Page (pg) |
OCLC Defined |
5006 |
2 |
949/f |
| Geographic Coverage (gc=) |
Name-geographic |
58 |
1 |
600/z
610/z
630/z
650/z
651/a,z |
| Issue (is) |
OCLC Defined |
5004 |
2 |
949/b,d |
| LC Call Number (lc) |
Classification-LC |
16 |
2 |
050/a |
| Named Person (na=) |
Subject-name-personal |
1009 |
1 |
600/a,b,c,d,e,q |
| Named Corporation (nc=) |
OCLC Defined |
5610 |
1 |
610/a,b,c,d |
| Accession Number (no) |
Control number-local |
12 |
2 |
035/a |
| Notes (nt) |
Note |
63 |
2 |
500/a
502/a
504/a
505/a
521/a
580/a
586/a |
| Publisher (pb) |
Name-publisher |
1018 |
2 |
260/b
775/d
779/d
787/d |
| Publication Date (pd) |
Date |
30 |
2 |
008
260/c
949/e |
| Place of Publication (pl) |
Name-geographic-place-publication |
59 |
2 |
773/c |
| Series (se, se=) |
Title-series |
5 |
1, 2 |
440/a |
| Standard Number (sn) |
Identifier-standard |
1007 |
2 |
010/a
015/a
020/a
440/x
773/x
775/z
779/z
787/z |
| Source (so) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
2 |
773/t |
| Source (so=) |
Title-host-item |
1033 |
1 |
773/t |
| Subject (su, su=) |
Subject |
21 |
1, 2 |
600/a,b,c,d,q,t,x,y,z
610/a,b,c,d,n,t,x,y,z
630/a,d,x,y,z
650/a,x,y,z
651/a,x,y,z |
| Subject All (sa=) |
OCLC Defined |
5090 |
1 |
600/a,b,c,d,q,t,x,y,z
610/a,b,c,d,n,t,x,y,z
630/a,d,x,y,z
650/a,x,y,z
651/a,x,y,z |
| Title (ti,ti=) |
Title |
4 |
1, 2 |
130/a
240/a
245/a,b,n,p
246/a
730/a
740/a
779/s,t
787/s,t |
| Volume (vo) |
OCLC Defined |
5013 |
2 |
949/a |
| Year (yr)* |
Date-publication |
31 |
2, 5 |
008 |
Restrictors
The following restrictors can be used only in conjunction with an index search.
They must be added to an index search with the Boolean AND in order to receive results:
| Restrictor |
Type |
Input |
Use Attribute |
Structure Attribute |
| Year * |
All years
Single year
Range of years |
—
19xx, 20xx
19xx - 20xx |
31 |
2, 5 |
| Document Type Phrase * |
All |
—
book
book review |
1001 |
1 |
| Limit to Full Text |
Limit to full text |
—
full text |
6002 |
2 |
| Limit to Holdings |
OCLC Institution Symbol |
Enter symbol for OCLC Institution |
56 |
2 |
* Year and Document Type Phrase are both indexes and restrictors.
Note: To find the OCLC symbol for an institution, please see the online version of Find an OCLC Library.
Sorting
Search results in the Book Review Digest database can be sorted by Author (1003), Title
(4), Source (1033), and Publication Date (30).
General punctuation rules
(exceptions are made, but these are generally correct):
| Punctuation |
Rule |
Punctuation |
Rule |
| " |
Delete and collapse |
$ |
Delete and collapse |
| ' |
(apostrophe) Delete and collapse |
% |
Delete and collapse |
| . |
Delete and collapse |
* |
Delete and collapse |
| , |
(comma) Delete and collapse |
+ |
Delete and collapse |
| ; |
Delete and collapse |
> |
Delete and collapse |
| : |
Delete and collapse |
< |
Delete and collapse |
| () |
Delete and collapse |
@ |
Delete and collapse |
| <> |
Delete and collapse |
? |
Delete and collapse |
| {} |
Delete and collapse |
-- |
Delete and collapse |
| [] |
Delete and collapse |
/ |
Substitute a space |
| = |
Delete and collapse |
- |
Retain and index |
| ! |
Delete and collapse |
& |
Retain and index |
| # |
Delete and collapse |
Searching tips
Keyword All searches (1016): The Keyword All search finds information in these
fields: Abstract (520/a,b); Author (100/a,b,c,d,e,q; 110/a,b,c,d,n; 700/a,b,c,d,e,q; 710/a,b,c,d,n; 779/a; 787/a); Notes (500/a, 502/a, 504/a, 505/a, 521/a, 580/a, 586/a); Source (773/t); Subject (600/a,b,c,d,q,t,x,y,z; 610/a,b,c,d,n,t,x,y,z;
630/a,d,x,y,z; 650/a,x,y,z; 651/a,x,y,z); and Ttitle (130/a; 240/a; 245/a,b,n,p; 246/a; 730/a;
740/a; 779/s,t; 787/s,t).
Using limiters: You can limit searches by Year (31), Document Type Phrase (1001), and Library Holdings (56). Limit to Full text (6002) is used to limit to full text linked from other FirstSearch databases. Full text availability is dependent upon your institution's access arrangements.
Copyright
Book Review Digest, copyright the H.W. Wilson Company. All rights reserved.
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