This set of papers delivered to the Bibliographic Control Division of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) during its 47th annual conference (1981) includes: "Cataloging in Publication in the United States--Problems and Prospects," by Susan H. Vita; "Development and Coordination of Bibliographic Activities: Experiences of the GDR and Her Central Management and Coordinating Agency at the Deutsche Bucherei," by Gerhard Pomassl; "AACR2 and International Standards," by Frances Hinton; "Application of IFLA Recommendations in the French Cataloging Standards," by Francoise Finelli and Genevieve Boisard; "ISBDs in RAK," by Irmgard Bouvier; "Comparison of the USSR Rules of Bibliographic Description with ISBDs and the New IFLA Recommendations for Corporate Headings," by O.I. Babinka, N.I. Gerasimova, and I.S. Dudnik; "Chinese MARC Format for Books," by Lucy Te-Chu Lee and others; and "Classification in German Libraries," by Gunther Pflug. (JL)