The American Research Centers Directory's listings are organized into 19 sections by subject.
These include:
- Agriculture & Food
- Archaeology & History
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Business & Economics
- Earth Sciences
- Education
- Energy & Industry
- Engineering & Technology
- Environment
- Health & Medicine
- Humanities & Social Sciences
- Industrial Relations
- International Affairs
- Law
- Mathematics
- Regional Affairs
- Religion
- Women & Gender
The Directory listings include full organization contact information, including email and URL addresses. In addition, most of the Research Centers Directory entries feature a wealth of descriptive information, including year founded; affiliation; budget; key staff; financial support; research activity; publications; educational activities; scholarships and awards bestowed; library holdings; and services offered.
Entries include:
- the name of the center, address, and full contact details including email and URL
- senior personnel names
- center affiliations
- staff numbers
- description of the research program
- publications
- services and special facilities.
The Directory would be an important reference resource to organizations, public and academic libraries, NGOs, and all agencies and institutions concerned with research.

