Papers on scientific/technical information and libraries presented at the 1984 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Library Ethics and the Special Library Network in Science and Technology" (Dieter Schmidmaier, East Germany); (2) "The Dissemination of Patent Information by Libraries: An Example Demonstrating the Necessity of Libraries in the Process of National Development" (Eckhard Derday, West Germany); (3) "Scientific and Technical Literature in Developing Countries: A Preliminary Review of Output and Characteristics" (Stella Pilling, United Kingdom); (4) "The Study of Scientific and Technical Literature of the Developing Countries and the Cooperation Between the USSR's State Public Library for Science and Technology and These Countries' Organisations in the Field of Scientific and Technical Information" (I. M. Kharina, USSR); (5) "Scientific and Technological Publications in Assistance Programme for Developing Countries in Africa: A Swedish Project" (Thomas Tottie, Sweden); and (6) "Sudanese Experience: Perspectives from a Medical Librarian" (Phyllis C. Self, United States). (THC)