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ENGL-C1000 Daughdrill

Academic Reading and Writing

OneSearch

Book Review Search Strategies

Method 1

  • Navigate to OneSearch
  • In the search bar, enter:
    • "Title" AND author last name AND review NOT film
      • AND: tells databases that connected terms have to be present within sources
      • NOT: tells databases to remove sources that have the term that follows NOT
  • Explore results
    • Positive and/or negative book reviews may be subtle, so you'll need to read through them to find favorable and/or unfavorable parts
  • Download and email yourself reviews
    • Make sure you are receiving emails

Method 2

  • Navigate to OneSearch
  • In the search bar, enter:
    • "Title" AND author last name NOT film
  • When results populate:
    • apply the Review limiter under Resource Type on the left
  • Explore results
    • Positive and/or negative book reviews may be subtle, so you'll need to read through them to find favorable and/or unfavorable parts
  • Download and email yourself reviews
    • Make sure you are receiving emails