ATTENTION SHOULD BE PAID TO INFORMATION COLLECTION IN AMERICAN STUDIES Wang Xi(158) For up-to-standard academic research the constant availability of systematized and retrievable information of precursors is indispensable. Though domestic institutions concerned have done some work on cataloguing and indexing of China's American studies, It is still far from being adequate. The publication of Compilation of Theses Topics on China's American Studies signifies a progress of our work.