The bibliographic control and preservation of Latin Americanist library resources
Subtitle: a status report with suggestions
By: a report prepared for the Association of Research Libraries by Dan C. Hazen ; editor, Jutta Reed-Scott.
Contributors: Reed-Scott, Jutta, 1936-; Association of Research Libraries.
Publisher: Association of Research Libraries
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 121
Subjects: Latin Americanist libraries -- United States.; Library resources -- United States.; Cataloging of Latin American area studies materials -- United States.; Books -- Conservation and restoration -- United States.; Books on microfilm.; Latin America -- Library resources.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"The report offers a baseline survey of the retrospective strength of, access to, and preservation of Latin Americanist resources in North American libraries"--Pref.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Summary and major conclusions; title: I. The issues; title: 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; title: III. Latin Americanist holdings in North American libraries; title: IV. Bibliographic control; title: V. Preservation; title: VI. Conclusions and recommendations; title: Appendix I: Retrospective conversion and cataloging projects for Latin Americanist materials or in collections with strong Latin Americanist holdings, 1980-1992; title: Appendix II: Latin Americanist preservation projects, 1980-1992; title: Appendix III: Details of titles not held in the United States; title: Methodological note.