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Art Full Text and Art Retrospective (1929 - present) Search TipSEARCH TIPFrom the "Document Type" menu, you can choose from the following types of reviews: book, choreography, film, musical comedy, opera, performance, radio program, sound recording, television program, theater, video recording
Indexes and abstracts major art periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins. Provides access to a wide range of bibliographies, notices of competitions and awards, reports of conferences, exhibition listings, review articles, interviews, and film reviews.
ARTbibliographies modern (1974 - present)
Abstracts of journal articles, books, essays, exhibition catalogs, PhD dissertations, and exhibition reviews on all forms of modern and contemporary art.
International Index to the Performing Arts (1864 - present) Search TipSEARCH TIPYou can search by document type (reviews): book, dance, exhibit, film, opera, performance, radio, recording, television, and theater. Further limit results by favorable, mixed or unfavorable reviews.
This database indexes journals focused on dance, film, drama, television, the arts and entertainment industry, stagecraft, magic, musical theatre and performance art. Date coverage varies by title.
SEARCH MULTIPLE BOOK REVIEW PUBLICATIONS AT ONCE
BooksinPrint.com Search TipSEARCH TIPSearch for a book title, then click on the "Title Reviews" tab to see the available reviews
Includes bibliographic information on over 5 million in-print, out-of-print, and forthcoming book, audio, and video titles; also includes 700,000+ reviews of titles by over 200,000 publishers.
Book Review Digest (1983 - present)
Includes reviews of fiction and non-fiction, with some full text and excerpts of reviews included. 1.3 million+ reviews available.
Periodicals Index Online (1770 - 1993) Search TipSEARCH TIPChoose article search, then on the right hand side, uncheck the box next to articles, leaving only book reviews checked. Enter your keywords on the left; only book reviews will be searched.
Indexes over 4,000 periodicals in the Social Sciences and Humanities, with some going back as far as the 18th century. Includes international periodicals.
Project Muse (1995 - present) Search TipSEARCH TIPChoose either "Author Reviewed" or "Title Reviewed" in the drop down menu next to the "Search For" box.
Full text to hundreds of scholarly journals in the arts, humanities and social sciences published by Johns Hopkins University Press and other university presses.
Magill's Literary Annual (1977 - present)
Critically evaluates 200 major examples of serious literature, both fiction and nonfiction, published during the previous calendar year. Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number PN44 .M35
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Booklist
Online via General Reference Center Gold (10/93 - two weeks ago)
In Print: Periodical Room, call number Z1035 .A49 (1905 - present)
Kirkus Reviews (4/1991 - present)
Online via LexisNexis (4/1991 - present)
In Print: Periodical Room, call number Z1219 .K52 (1985 - present)
Publisher's Weekly (2/2001 - present)
Online via LexisNexis (2/2001 - present)
In Print: Periodical Room, call number 015.73 P961 (1980 - present)
Print Available Offsite/PASCAL: (1894 - 1979) (How to request items from PASCAL)
| Dance Performance Reviews |
Art Full Text and Art Retrospective (1929 - present) Search TipSEARCH TIPFrom the "Document Type" menu, choose "Choreography Review"
Indexes and abstracts major art periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins.
Humanities Abstracts (1984 - present)
This database indexes, abstracts and may deliver the full text of book reviews and reviews of ballets, dance programs, motion pictures, musicals, operas, plays, radio and television programs, and more.
International Index to the Performing Arts (1864 - present) Search TipSEARCH TIPYou can search particular document types (reviews): book, dance, exhibit, film, opera, performance, radio, recording, television, and theater. You can further limit by searching favorable, mixed or unfavorable reviews of each type.
This database indexes journals focused on dance, film, drama, television, the arts and entertainment industry, stagecraft, magic, musical theatre and performance art. Date coverage varies by title.
| Film and Television Reviews |
Art Full Text and Art Retrospective (1929 - present) Search TipSEARCH TIPFrom the "Document Type" menu, you can choose: film review or television program review
Indexes and abstracts major art periodicals, yearbooks, and museum bulletins.
Film and Television Literature Index (1990 - present)
A comprehensive bibliographic database covering the entire spectrum of television and film writing. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
Film Review Annual (1982 - 2002)
Provides basic film information and the full text of film reviews from a variety of sources. Also includes a brief citation list for reviews in other sources. Each volume covers the films of the year before (Film Review Annual 2002 will contain reviews of films released in 2001). Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number PN1995 .F4593
Film Review Index (1949 - 1992)
Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number Z5784 .M9 F513
A Guide to Critical Reviews (1909 - 1982)
Part 1 of this set is devoted to critical reviews in American Drama (theater and film) from
1909-1982.
Located in Norlin Reference Stacks, call number Z5781 .S16 1984
International Index to Film Periodicals (1977 - present)
Located in Norlin Reference Index, call number
PN1993 .I49
Motion Picture Guide (1986 - present)
Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number PN1995 .N3462
New York Times Film Reviews (1913 - present)
Reprints of reviews published in the New York Times. Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number PN1995 .N4
Variety Film Reviews (1907 - present)
Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number PN1995 .V34
Variety and Daily Variety Television Reviews (1923 - 1994)
Full text of television reviews that appeared in Variety for that year, arranged chronologically. Includes index. Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number
PN1992.3.U5 V36
| Theater and Musical Reviews |
International Index to the Performing Arts (1864 - present) Search TipSEARCH TIPYou can search particular document types (reviews): book, dance, exhibit, film, opera, performance, radio, recording, television, and theater. You can further limit by searching favorable, mixed or unfavorable reviews of each type.
This database indexes journals focused on dance, film, drama, television, the arts and entertainment industry, stagecraft, magic, musical theatre and performance art. Date coverage varies by title.
A Guide to Critical Reviews (1909 - 1989)
Part 2 of this set is devoted to critical reviews of musicals from 1909-1989. Located in Norlin Reference Stacks, call number Z5781 .S16 1984
London Theatre Record (1981 - present)
Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number PN2596 .L6 L66
New York Times Theater Reviews (1870 - present)
Located in Norlin Reference Stacks (map), call number PN2266 .N48
| Reviews in Popular Magazines and Newspapers |
SEARCH MANY NEWSPAPERS / MAGAZINES AT ONCE
ProQuest Newspapers Search TipSEARCH TIPLimit your search by publication title and document type to include reviews of:- arts/exhibits
- audio
- book
- dance
- film
- opera
- performance
- product
- restaurant
- television
- theater
- video
If you select "More Review Options" from the search options, you can choose your review type (listed above) and also whether or not the review was favorable, comparative, mixed, etc.
Searchable full text articles from 500+ sources (including leading national and regional newspapers) from 1980 - present.
LexisNexis Academic Search TipSEARCH TIPIn the "Guided News Search," choose "Arts & Sports News" for the news category and "Book, movie, music and play reviews" from the news source. Click on the "Source List" link to the right to see the titles that will be searched (includes the New York Times, Kirkus Reviews and more)
This database supplies full text articles from news sources (including major newspapers, magazines and newsletters), many from the late 1970s to the present.
Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature (1983 - present)
Contains comprehensive indexing of the most popular general-interest periodicals published in the United States. Includes titles such as Time, Newsweek, Entertainment Weekly, Harper's Bazaar, and hundreds more.
Reader's Guide Retrospective (1890 - 1982)
Index to earlier general-interest periodicals beginning in 1890 (for some titles).
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Denver Post (1988 - present)
Searchable full text articles from the Denver Post from 1988 - present. Includes indexing that covers bibliographic information and also subjects, companies, people, products, and geographic areas
Denver Post Index (1979 - 1987)
Index to articles published in the Denver Post. Located in the Norlin Reference Department, call number AI 21 .C46
New York Times (1980 - present)
Searchable full text articles from the New York Times from 1980 - present. Includes indexing that covers bibliographic information and also subjects, companies, people, products, and geographic areas
New York Times, Historical (1851 - 2003)
Includes all articles published since the first issue in 1851. Provides full text and images of all articles and pages in PDF format.
The Times (London) Digital Archive (1785 - 1985)
Searchable access to the complete backfile of The Times ( London), available in full page images.
Newspaper you're looking for not listed here?
To find a different newspaper, do a "Periodical" search in Chinook for the newspaper's title.
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Entertainment Weekly (1992 - present)
The full text of Entertainment Weekly is available via the General Reference Center Gold database.
Variety (1993 - present)
Variety provides entertainment news, movie reviews and news of industry events to the entertainment community. The full text of Variety is available via the LexisNexis Academic database.
Magazine you're looking for not listed here?
To find a different magazine, do a "Periodical" search in Chinook for the magazine's title.
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