http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/tags/B/reviews-critiques.html en Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:47:12 -0400 webmaster@lib.vt.edu webmaster@lib.vt.edu http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bests-library-center.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/B/S_best.jpg" alt="Best's Library Center" height="148px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://bestlink.ambest.com/bestlinklibraries/financialsearch.aspx" title="Best's Library Center" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://bestlink.ambest.com/bestlinklibraries/financialsearch.aspx')" shape="rect">Best's Library Center</a> </span></h2><p><i>Best's Library Center</i> provides full-text insurance reports, credit reports, and other in-depth insurance industry information and statistics. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1001227"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bests-library-center.html">Full record</a></p> Thu, 28 Jun 2012 11:42:00 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bests-library-center.html Reports, standards, and financials Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/book-review-digest-plus-from-ebscohost.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/E/S_ebsco.jpg" alt="EBSCOhost interface" height="123px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/help/screencasts/ebsco/index.html"><img alt="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_screencast.gif" title="Screencast tutorials available for this resource" width="20" /></a> <img alt="database provides Get VText links" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_getvtext-20.gif" title="database provides Get VText links" width="80" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=bqh&amp;defaultdb=brr" title="Book Review Digest Plus and Retrospective from EBSCOhost" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?authtype=ip,uid&amp;profile=ehost&amp;defaultdb=bqh&amp;defaultdb=brr')" shape="rect">Book Review Digest Plus and Retrospective from EBSCOhost</a> </span></h2><p><i>Book Review Digest Plus</i> indexes reviews of current fiction and non-fiction, and provides review excerpts and over 100,000 full text reviews. 1905-present.  <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000714"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/book-review-digest-plus-from-ebscohost.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:42:00 -0500 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/book-review-digest-plus-from-ebscohost.html Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Screencast tutorials available Get VText http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/british-periodicals-collections-from-proquest.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/P/S_proquest.gif" alt="ProQuest search screen" height="134px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://search.proquest.com/britishperiodicals/advanced?accountid=14826" title="British Periodicals Collections I and II from ProQuest" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://search.proquest.com/britishperiodicals/advanced?accountid=14826')" shape="rect">British Periodicals Collections I and II from ProQuest</a> </span></h2><p><i>British Periodicals</i> is a collection of digitized periodicals covering the humanities, performing arts, history, science, architecture, and especially literature. Documents are available as high-resolution images and downloadable PDFs. Browse individual journals or search across the collection. All content is indexed, including advertising. Searches can be limited to multimedia types, including maps, illustrations, comics, photos, and music scores. 1681-1939. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000432"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/british-periodicals-collections-from-proquest.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/british-periodicals-collections-from-proquest.html Article searching Ejournal packages Multimedia Music recordings and scores Narratives, diaries, and letters Newspapers and magazines Poetry and short stories Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/books-in-print-from-bowker.html <div style=" float: left; width: 200px;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/B/S_bip.jpg" alt="Books in Print, Global" height="123px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_viva.gif" title="Sponsored by VIVA, the Virtual Library of Virginia" width="36" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.booksinprint2.com/default.ashx?searchmode=exact" title="Books in Print from Bowker" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.booksinprint2.com/default.ashx?searchmode=exact')" shape="rect">Books in Print from Bowker</a> </span></h2><p>Contains nearly nine million titles available in the U.S. and Canada and Whitaker's British Books In Print database of titles available in the U.K., Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Includes tables of contents, first chapters, reviews, author biographies, and more. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000126"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/books-in-print-from-bowker.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/books-in-print-from-bowker.html Catalogs (about publications) Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users VIVA http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/book-movie-music-play-and-video-reviews-from-lexisnexis.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/L/S_lexis.jpg" alt="LexisNexis" height="160px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /> <img alt="Contents of this resource available through Summon" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_summon.gif" title="Contents of this resource available through Summon" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&amp;sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&amp;csi=1169 6" title="Book, Movie, Music, Play, and Video Reviews from LexisNexis" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.lexisnexis.com/us/lnacademic/api/version1/sf?shr=t&amp;sfi=AC00NBGenSrch&amp;csi=1169 6')" shape="rect">Book, Movie, Music, Play, and Video Reviews from LexisNexis</a> </span></h2><p>Reviews published in newspapers, magazines, trade publications, news program transcripts, and major websites from around the world. 1980-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000260"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/book-movie-music-play-and-video-reviews-from-lexisnexis.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/book-movie-music-play-and-video-reviews-from-lexisnexis.html Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users Contents of database in Summon http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bibliography-of-the-history-of-art-from-getty.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/G/S_getty.jpg" alt="Getty" height="104px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is freely accessible" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/L_free-database.gif" title="This resource is freely accessible" width="20" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://library.getty.edu:7101/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&amp;PAGE=First" title="Bibliography of the History of Art from Getty" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://library.getty.edu:7101/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&amp;PAGE=First')" shape="rect">Bibliography of the History of Art from Getty</a> </span></h2><p>Includes two databases: <i>BHA</i> (Bibliography on the History of Art) and RILA (Répertoire de la litterature de l'art). This database indexes citations from journal articles, books, conference papers, exhibition catalogs, and exhibition reviews. 1975-2007. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000179"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bibliography-of-the-history-of-art-from-getty.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/bibliography-of-the-history-of-art-from-getty.html Article searching Reviews and critiques Freely accessible databases http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/buildinggreen-suite.html <div style=" width: 200px; float: left;"><div class="vt_img_left vt_small_img"> <span class="top"> </span> <span class="bottom"> </span> <img src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/databases/B/S_buildinggreen.jpg" alt="BuildingGreen Suite" height="152px" width="185px" /> </div><img alt="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" class="dsp2" height="20" src="http://www.lib.vt.edu/images/icons/L_vtonly.gif" title="This resource is restricted to Virginia Tech users only" width="15" /></div><h2><span> <a href="http://www.BuildingGreen.com" title="BuildingGreen Suite" class="vt_link_url" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('http://www.BuildingGreen.com')" shape="rect">BuildingGreen Suite</a> </span></h2><p><i>BuildingGreen</i> includes online versions of GreenSpec, "Environmental Building News", a database of green products (product descriptions and articles about the products), and a database of more than 160 high-performance building case studies (all in HTML). This information is searchable and cross-referenced by CSI MasterFormat division, LEED credit, or green building topic. 1992-present. <span class="majax-erm-advisory" title="e1000616"> </span></p><p><a href="http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/buildinggreen-suite.html">Full record</a></p> Mon, 13 Sep 2010 11:42:13 -0400 http://www.lib.vt.edu/find/databases/B/buildinggreen-suite.html Professional and trade literature Reports, standards, and financials Reviews and critiques Restricted to Virginia Tech users