id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15140 Natowitz, Allen; Carlo, Paula Wheeler Evaluating Review Content for Book Selection: An Analysis of American History Reviews in Choice, American Historical Review, and Journal of American History 1997-07-01 14 .pdf application/pdf 6778 283 54 Daniel Ream has argued that objective evaluation of book review journals has been relatively neglected in “An Evaluation of Four Book Review Journals,” Research Quarterly 19 (winter 1979): 149. 3. natowitz.p65 322 College & Research Libraries July 1997 322 ook reviews have repeatedly been identified as major deter- minants in the library acquisi- tions process.1 However, despite the widely acknowledged importance of book reviewing, researchers have indicated the need for more critical evaluations of re- views.2 The authors examined this subject by conducting a comparative analysis of Ameri- can history book reviews in three highly regarded journals. cache/crl-15140.pdf txt/crl-15140.txt