ProQuest's International Bibliography of Art covers research publications on the visual arts published from 2008 to the present. It indexes at least 500 core journals, and has very selective coverage of monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues. About 40% of the entries are for English language publications, with the remaining 60% covering primarily German, French, Italian and Spanish publications.
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The International Bibliography of Art follows the editorial practices of and is successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA). The database includes records created by the Getty Research Institute in 2008-09, with new records created by ProQuest using the same thesaurus and authority files, covering 2010 - present. ProQuest has indicated it will add coverage of exhibition catalogs, but few are currently included.
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Scholarly art indexing has traditionally started with the Répertoire d’art et d’archéologie (RAA, 1910-1989) and Répertoire de la Litterature de l'Art (RILA, 1974 - 1989). In 1990, these efforts were combined to from the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA, 1990 - 2007). ProQuest's International Bibliography of Art (IBA) continues the editorial practices of the BHA, and the IBA covers 2008 - present.
Vendor/publisher guide: ProQuest LibGuide for the International Bibliography of Art
Title list: ProQuest list of titles indexed in the IBA (title list)
Platform: ProQuest
Electronic Resource Type: Abstract & Indexing Database
Status: Continuing database (new records added regularly).
Subscription source: Complimentary with CSU Stanislaus ProQuest Subscriptions
Dates covered: Full coverage of 2008 - present. Partial coverage of 1990 - 2007.
OneSearch: Collection record.
The definitive resource for scholarly literature on Western art, IBA is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA). The database includes records created by the Getty Research Institute in 2008-09, with new records created by ProQuest using BHA editorial policies, and the same thesaurus and authority files.
Indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings, dissertations, exhibition and dealers' catalogs and articles from thousands of periodicals in many languages. The subject scope is particularly strong in European art from the medieval through modern periods, and indexing of foreign language materials. This legacy database was compiled from 1970 to 2007, and does not list newer (post-2007) writings on these topics.