The 29 papers in this collection were presented at 9 conference workshops: "Inset Maps and Proposals for Their Description" (V. Kusov); "The Utilization of the Old Maps in Modern Researches" (H. Melnikova); (3) "New Series of Maps for Higher Schools: Their Role in the Cartographic Provision for the Higher Education" (O. Yevteyev); "The Contribution of Maps to the Development of Society" (Y. P. Arzhanov); "The Indivisibility of Art Librarianship" (P. Pacey); "International Exchange of Art Publications: Some Points for Discussion" (J. M. Shaw); "Materials for the Study of Russian/Soviet Art and Architecture: Problems of Selection, Acquisition, and Collection Development for Research Libraries, in Historical Perspective" (E. Kasinec, R. H. Davis; "The National Art Library and the USSR: Connections and Collections" (J. van der Wateren); "Collections, Scientific Activities, Literature Acquisition in the Library of the State Hermitage" (E. I. Makarova); "Tretyakov Gallery Scientific Library Collection" (A. Bolotova); "From Keeping to Knowledge. Theatre Library in Changing World" (L. V. Krotkova); "Fine Arts Data and Data Banks in the USSR" (D. G. Pertsev); "Automated Data Bank on Culture and Arts" (L. Tikhonova); "Young Adults and Libraries--A Troubled Relationship?" (I. Glashoff); "The Role of Reading in the Life of Contemporary Children and Teenagers" (A. Lebedeva); "Factors Which Contribute to Reading Motivation by Middle Grade Students in the United States" (S. Fitzgibbons); "How To Encourage Children To Read Foreign Literature?" (O. Miaotz); "We Have Read Different Tales (on value models in children's reading)" (M. Dubrovskaya); "Children's Literature Documentation Centres in the USSR: The Present-Day Situation and the Trends of Development" (Y. Prosalkova); "International Interlending of Materials in Alternate Formats: Planning and Executing a Worldwide Project" (E. Massis); "Conversion Technology of Multilingual Card Catalogues of Lenin State Library in Machine Readable Form with the Use of Scanning Devices" (A. Vostrikov, Y. Fenin); "The Application of Life Cycle Costing in Libraries: A Case Study Based on Acquisition and Retention of Library Materials in the British Library" (A. Stephens); "Library Use of Cost Analysis and Cost Recovery" (J. Goforth, M.E.D. Koenig); and "Management Education and Training for Librarians in Scotland" (I. M. Johnson, and others). (MAB)