Six of the nine papers in this collection focus on biological and medical science libraries; the remaining three are concerned with social science libraries. The papers on biological and medical science libraries appear first in this list: (1) "Standards for Medical and Health Care Libraries: Canada" (Jan Greenwood, Canada); (2) "Standards for Medical and Health Care Libraries: Europe" (Ursula Hausen, Switzerland); (3) "Standards for Medical and Health Care Libraries: Problems and Prospects" (Fiona Mackay Picken, United Kingdom); (4) "Coming Soon: The Science Citation Index on Compact Disc" (Theresa Rosen, United States); (5) "Interactive Videodisc: Resource and Learning Material" (David Clark and Elizabeth Oliver, United Kingdom); (6) "CD-ROM Technology and Its Potential for New Bibliographic Products and Services" (Tony McSean, United Kingdom); (7) "CD-ROM in the Social Science Reference Room" (Bruce Bonta, United States); (8) "Continuing Education in Information Technology" (Darlene Weingand, United States); and (9) "Advancing Optical Disc Technology for Social Sciences in Non-High Tech Societies" (Leena Siitonen, United States). (CGD)