The 11 papers in this booklet were presented at meetings of 3 sections within the Division of General Research Libraries: (1) "On the Concept of Development of the National Library of the USSR" (N. I. Tyulina); (2) "Strategic Planning in National Libraries" (Maurice B. Line, UK); (3) "Strategic Planning in National Libraries" (Patricia Donlon, Ireland); (4) "University Libraries in the USSR" (Vyacheslav V. Mosyagin); (5) "Le role culturel des bibliotheques universitaires (The Cultural Role of University Libraries)" (Michel Melot); (6) "Storing the World's Information--A 21st Century Crisis" (Marilyn J. Sharrow, USA); (7) "Tomorrow Is Another Day for University Library Services" (G. G. Allen Curtin, Australia); (8) "Researchers' Need for Audiovisual Media as Material" (Piet Van Wijk, the Netherlands); (9) "Mediating News and Public Opinion to Members of Parliament" (Brit Floistad, Norway); (10) "Building a Parliamentary Research Capability" (William H. Robinson, USA); and (11) "Collection Development Policies of Parliamentary Libraries" (Ernst Kohl, Germany). (MAB)