Includes information on over 30,000 universities, colleges, schools of art and music, libraries, learned societies, research institutes, museums and art galleries as well as over 400 international cultural, scientific and educational organizations around the world.

All entries provide: name, address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail and internet addresses, principal personnel, and activities and publications where available.

Professors at major universities are listed by name, together with the subjects in which they specialize.

Covers every important library giving the number of volumes held and outstanding features of the collection.