Staying Current: keeping up-to-date

000-299 ~Computing, Phil, Psych, Religions

300-329 ~Social Sciences, Politics

330-339 ~Economics

340-369 ~Law, Social Work, Criminology

370-399 ~Education, Commerce

400-599 ~Languages, Natural Sciences

600-649 ~Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture

650-699 ~Accounting, Management

700-779 ~Art and Architecture

780-789 ~Music

790-799 ~Performing Arts. Film and Recreation

800-899 ~Literature

900-999 ~Geography, Travel, History

A820-Z829 ~Australasian and Junior Fiction

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You can set an alert so that Google searches the web on a regular topic gathering hits on a topic of interest from a range of sources (including news sources, videos and blogs). 

1. Create a Google account if you do not already have one.
2. To create an alert for books, go to Google Alerts, type in the keywords you are interested in about a book, (whether it’s title, author name, or topic). Then press carriage return to run a search on these words. Set an alert and choose “Books” from the Type drop-down button, and create.

You can run a number of alerts concurrently, and revisit your Google Alerts account to modify/add/remove alerts.

For advanced Google searching tips, look towards the Advanced Google searching guide.

Book Reviews can help identify books in a subject, published recently which could be worthwhile reading.

Ideas for finding book reviews

1. Search Academic Search Complete (Ebscohost) and limit results by 'book reviews' document type using the filters. Then enter the appropriate search terms or concepts in the search form.
2. The New York Times Book Review is indexed within Academic Search Complete and covers Literature & Literary Criticism. It includes reviews of fiction/non-fiction works. You can also access the New York Times Book Review Podcast.
3. Bookmark the American Book Review
4. The Guardian Books Blog is another source to follow

Other databases may offer similar features or try finding Book Reviews on the Web from reputable sources.