Preface
Summary and major conclusions
I. The issues
II. Plan of work: A. The proposal and the project ; B. The project and its base: the 'Handbook of Latin American studies ; C. The sample and its characteristics
III. Latin Americanist holdings in North American libraries
IV. Bibliographic control
V. Preservation
VI. Conclusions and recommendations
Appendix I: Retrospective conversion and cataloging projects for Latin Americanist materials or in collections with strong Latin Americanist holdings, 1980-1992
Appendix II: Latin Americanist preservation projects, 1980-1992
Appendix III: Details of titles not held in the United States
Methodological note.