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International Bibliography of Art

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Subject Area Art
Resource Type Index
Description The International Bibliography of Art (IBA) is the successor to the Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA), and includes the most recent index records that were created by the Getty Research Institute as part of BHA. These records were created in 2008-2009, and cover scholarship up to 2009, including retrospective records for material published in previous years.
The bibliography provides authoritative coverage of international scholarship within the following broad parameters:
  • European art from late antiquity to the present, American art from the colonial era to the present, and global art since 1945
  • Visual arts in all media, plus decorative and applied arts, museum studies and conservation, archaeology and classical studies, antiques and architectural history, and related fields
  • Scholarship from at least 500 core journals, plus detailed coverage of monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues
  • Broad international coverage, with at least 60% of records from non-English-language publications (principally German, French, Italian and Spanish)
  • Formats Indexed Journal Articles, Conference Proceedings, Dissertations, Books, Exhibition Catalogues, Obituaries, Art Dealer Catalogues
    Update Frequency Monthly
    Coverage 2008 to present
    Vendor Proquest
    License Terms of Use Permitted Uses
    Concurrent
    Users Allowed
    Unlimited
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