A complete list of institutions participating in this UMI program at any given time can be found in the introductory pages of any issue of DAI, although inclusion in this list doesn't necessarily mean that all departments of a given institution participate. DAI is arranged by broad subject area, and each issue contains an author index and a keyword index to words in the title of each dissertation. Abstracts are also included, usually written by the author. Comprehensive dissertation index . Ann Arbor, University Microfilms International.
Arrangement is by broad disciplines, and then by subject.
It includes author indexes as well as keyword indexes to title words. Many countries publish lists of dissertations accepted for degrees at their institutions of higher learning or include dissertations as part of their national bibliographies. In addition, there are subject- or discipline specific lists which report dissertations completed throughout the world.