The directory has an index of subject fields. This is part of an extensive website devoted to scholarly communication. Maintained by the University of Waterloo Library, it tracks and lists the online resources of scholarly societies. Stifterverband fur Deutsche Wissenschaft, 1953-78. A classified list of German research institutes and learned societies.
Entries give address, the name of the chief officer, and subject area.
There are indexes by place and subject. It states what constitutes a complete set of each publication for the period covered, and notes indexes, names of editors, and in the case of monographic series gives contents by author and title. The directory is arranged alphabetically by place and then by society.