HLAS Web contains bibliographic records from volumes 47-71 of the Handbook of Latin American Studies. The database includes citations for books, journal articles, conference papers, maps, and websites that pertain to the disciplines covered by HLAS. For Humanities, coverage includes: Art, History, Literature, Music, and Philosophy. For Social Sciences, coverage includes Archeology, Ethnology, Economics, Geography, Government and Politics, International Relations, Political Economy, and Sociology. All citations that appear in an HLAS print volume contain scholarly annotations written by subject specialists.

The database is updated instantaneously, although records for volumes 71 onward are in a preliminary editorial stage.