Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries
| Frequency | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Year founded | 1954 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Middletown, Connecticut |
| Language | English |
| Website | www.choice360.org |
| ISSN | 0009-4978 |
Choice is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).[1] It includes the magazine Choice as well as other products including the Choice Reviews database. The magazine was established in 1964.[2] It is considered the premier source for reviews of academic books, electronic media, and Internet resources of interest to those in higher education. The magazine is headquartered in Middletown, Connecticut.[1]
Reviews
Reviews are done by scholars. For a print book, they are to be no longer than 190 words, and slightly longer for internet resources.
Scope of influence
Most academic libraries in the United States use Choice and/or Choice Reviews for selecting and purchasing materials.
Reviews are published monthly in Choice magazine and are added in real time to the Choice Reviews subscription database. Choice publishes approximately 500-600 reviews each month in subdisciplines spanning the humanities, science and technology, and the social and behavioral sciences.
Outstanding Academic Titles
Every year, in its January issue, Choice chooses a selection of the books reviewed in the last year as "Outstanding Academic Titles" ("Outstanding Academic Books" until 2000). The selection covers around 10% of the roughly 7000 books reviewed annually.[3] A list of Outstanding Academic Titles may be viewed at the ALA Outstanding Academic Title portal.
References
- 1 2 "Book Review Magazines". Book Market. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ↑ John Thomas Gillespie; Ralph J. Folcarelli (1998). Guides to Collection Development for Children and Young Adults. Libraries Unlimited. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-56308-532-1. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
- ↑ Choice, Outstanding Academic Titles, Retrieved February 24, 2010