A project was undertaken to establish plans for a network through which postsecondary vocational home economics institutions in Texas could exchange instructional materials. After reviewing current literature on the idea of an instructional materials exchange, project staff mailed letters to the Board of Education in each of the 50 states regarding the possible existence of a sharing network in each state. Next, the researchers surveyed select postsecondary personnel throughout Texas to determine their level of interest in the concept of a materials exchange network. A tentative plan was then developed and submitted to all postsecondary vocational and technical deans or directors and program coordinators in Texas for their approval. Based on the administrators' responses, a three-year plan was developed for an instructional exchange network. Covered in the final plan are the following: methods of materials acquisition, evaluation, cataloging, storage, and retrieval; use of the computer in cataloging; needed physical facilities; recommended personnel requirements and qualifications; means of publicizing the network and encouraging membership; means of increasing communication and the human resource potential of the network; suggestions for using advisory councils, linking agents, and review boards; and evaluation of the total network operations. (MN)