It is a subject index which provides citations and abstracts for the works indexed. Arts and Humanities Search Library Gateway Arts and Humanities indexes the contents of scholarly periodicals and books in the arts and humanities, published from 1980 to the present. The scope is international. Most searching is by keyword, but names can often be successfully searched. Bowdoin's Serial Set begins in 1820 with a few volumes from earlier years.
Access points are author, title, and subject.
Subject matter covered includes literary, social and historical topics. Expanded Academic Index Library Gateway EAI indexes over 1800 English language journals in social sciences, humanities, and science, as well as general interest magazines and several important American newspapers. It covers articles published back to 1980. Some of the periodicals in EAI are of a very general nature and are valuable for newsworthiness or basic background, but are not appropriate for scholarly research. New files expanding that time coverage will be added over the next year.