This paper discusses the development of library cooperation and the centralization of library services in East Africa (i.e., Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda). Included are descriptions of interlibrary lending arrangements, the role of library associations, the education of professional librarians and the training of library paraprofessionals, specialized library networks, legal depository libraries in East Africa, cooperative bibliographic services (including the development of union lists and union catalogs), and library services and technical processes (including cataloging and classification, acquisitions, data processing, and the manufacture of library equipment). An 8-item list accompanies the text. (JL)