Coverage includes European art from late antiquity to the present; American art from the colonial era to the present; global art since 1945; Visual arts in all media; decorative and applied arts; museum studies and conservation; archaeology and classical studies; antiques and architectural history; and related fields.

Scholarship from journals, plus detailed coverage of monographs, essay collections, conference proceedings and exhibition catalogues.

International coverage, with at least 60% of records from non-English-language publications (principally German, French, Italian and Spanish).