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Electronic databases may be searched by CSU affiliates. They are also listed on the Electronic Resources & Databases page.
From the initial search screen you can select document type book review:
For books with words in the title that appear multiple places, it will be important to select the subject with the precise title (see example just below) in order to eliminate entries that review other books. Or:
in default fields ("Select a Field (optional)"). Search results will sometimes include
Results may include other titles, if the person or topic appears more than once, so select the exact match (left hand side under subject): 
Selecting
is the equivalent of doing a search for: DE "JOHN Adams (Book)" in the search box. It is probably fastest to do an initial search with the title and book review, because guessing the proper search term might not work if there is any variation in which the titles is listed. For example, DE "TIME Traveler's Wife, The (Book)" is the exact search needed for this title. Another example of how a title must be exact is: DE "JULIE & Julia: 365 Days, 524 Recipes, 1 Tiny Apartment Kitchen (Book)"; nevertheless, an exact title does work directly: DE "What to Expect When You're Expecting (Book)"1964-2003 . Z 1035 .A1 C42 Moveable Shelves.
LexisNexis Academic News. Online. Varies.
Find book reviews from newspapers all around the country. Change the default Sources drop down menu to Book, Movie, Music, Play, and Video Reviews
Individual news sources may also be selected. 1851- . AI 21 .N44 Reference shelves. 1851- (with a 3-4 year time lag) at 1851- (images from newspaper).
Book reviews are not identified as book reviews, so an exact title searches in the right time period would be helpful. Reviews for best sellers will be harder to find, because there might be "discussion" articles about the title--for example, Harry Potter books have multiple articles discussing release dates, etc. Find recent years of New York Times book reviews via News. (If a very popular title add: and not "best sellers" to your search.)
1982- . AI 21 .W33 Reference shelves. Reviews will be on microfilm, call number AN .W33 in the Journal Room Microtext area. From January 1, 1977 through current available in electronic format in LexisNexis Academic News
Change the Sources drop down box in LexisNexis Academic News to: Book, Movie, Music, Play, and Video Reviews and select The Washington Post
Search for the title in the relevant time frame. Popular titles may have more than one entry--one the book review, others discussions about the book's impact or interest.
, use single word "bestsellers," not two separate words to eliminate best seller list entries.
URL: http://lib.colostate.edu/research/books/general.html • Modified: 2009-08-21
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