The conference was held by the North Country Reference and Research Resources Council as a means of communicating and cooperating with Canadian libraries situated in close proximity to the Northern New York State libraries composing the Council. Topics covered by invited speakers and round table discussions included: (1) cooperative library developments in New York State and in Ontario, (2) common goals in reference and research information services, (3) the Union Catalog of the National Library of Canada and its services, (4) new paths of libraries, (5) aspects of international cooperation including inter-library loans, cataloging, reference services and the organization of cooperative services, (6) conservation and restoration of library materials, (7) areas for special library cooperation, and (8) recruiting. (AB)