This Spring 1984 issue of The Bookmark comprises articles examining many aspects of the contribution of the University of the State of New York Board of Regents to the growth and development of library programs in the state. The authors and their topics were selected to show the wide range of concerns and interests that the Regents have had in fostering and nurturing the expansion of libraries and library systems to strengthen education in New York State. The issue comprises: (1) "In Perspective" (E. J. Josey); (2) "The Role Libraries Can Play in the Development of Individuals" (Kenneth B. Clark); (3) "The Regents and Libraries in Nineteenth Century New York" (James Corsaro); (4) "The Regents and the Development of Statewide Library Policy and Program, 1905-1950" (E. J. Josey); (5) "A Review of the Board of Regents and State Education Department's Reports and Recommendations, 1956-1983" (Miriam Braverman); (6) "The Emergence of Multitype Library Resource Sharing: The Reference and Research Library Resources Systems and Beyond" (Jane G. Rollins); (7) "School Libraries in New York State: Their Roots" (Beatrice Griggs); (8) "The Regents and the Professional Librarian" (Gerald Shields); (9) "Independent Learners, Libraries, and the Regents" (Barbara Shapiro); (10) "Access Issues in an Information Age" (Andrew Geddes); (11) "New York--Where Learning Never Ends: The Library--A Position Paper" (Mildred Lowe); (12) "The Public Libraries of New York from a National Perspective" (Brooke E. Sheldon); and (13) "The Regents and Library Aid Legislation in the 1970's and 1980's" (Joseph F. Shubert). (THC)