This collection contains 20 papers written by educators, administrators and information scientists who had conducted manpower surveys in the library and information fields: (1) "Background and Evolution of Educational Planning and Forecasting for Information Manpower" (Yves Courrier); (2) "Indicators for the Emerging Information Market" (Nick Moore); (3) "Information Scientists in the English-Speaking Caribbean: Challenges and Responses in the Development Process" (Gloria Greene, Reive Robb); (4) "National Survey on Manpower in Libraries, Information Centres and Archives in Thailand" (Suwakhon Phadungath); (5) "Predicting the Future: Manpower Forecasting for the Library and Information Professions in Southern Africa" (J. R. Neill, D. M. Mbaakanyi); (6) "Problems in Forecasting Manpower Needs" (Monique Jucquois-Delpierre); (7) "Electronic Measures for Human Resource Research" (Anthony Debons, Mariano Maura-Sardo, Anne Thompson); (8) "The Intersection of Communication and Information: Implications for Human Resources Forecasting" (Royal Colle); (9) "Monitoring the Library and Information Workforce in the U.K." (Christopher Turner, Felicity Bray); (10) "The Information Professionals: A Study in an Emerging Industry" (Gale Moore); (11) "Information Personnel Surveys: The Moroccan Experience" (Mohammed Benjelloun); (12) "Professional Profile of the Librarian in Colombia" (Martha Alicia Perez, Maria Clemicia Molina); (13) "A Survey of Hebrew University Library Science Graduates, 1957-1984" (Bluma Peritz, Tamar Shagam); (14) "Employment Patterns and Curriculum Development" (F. E. Wood); (15) "Use of the Delphi Method in Library and Information Science Curriculum Development and Revision in Developing Countries" (Jaime Robredo, Tanja Botelho, A. R. E. Corte); (16) "A Historical Survey of the Different Methods of Qualitative Analysis Used by the CEREQ for Studying Jobs in Information and Data Processing" (Diane Barrat); (17) "Manpower Survey and Analysis for Library and Information Sciences in Kenya" (Joseph Ojiambo); (18) "Malaysian Manpower Survey of Libraries, Information Services and Archives: 1986" (Molina Nijhar, Norma Abu Seman); (19) "Manpower and Training Needs in Archives and Records Management" (Michael Cook); and (20) "Cataloguing Rules and Database Production--Implications for Manpower Training in a Developing Country" (Bjorn Tell). Most of the papers include references. (KRN)