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. It also includes citations and abstracts for masters theses drawn from University Microfilms' Masters Abstracts International . Not all dissertations included are available for purchase through UMI since, like Comprehensive dissertation index , it indexes both Dissertation abstracts international and other dissertation lists as well. Doctoral dissertations in history .
Arrangement is by period, subdivided by place, or place subdivided by period.
Many entries have brief annotations. Historical research for higher degrees in the United Kingdom. Part I, theses completed . Historical research for university degrees in the United Kingdom. Part I, Theses completed .