Of the 11 papers in this collection, three are in German and in English translation; one is in French with an English translation and two are in French only; one is in Spanish with an English translation; and four are in English. The papers include: (1) "Europaische Bibliotheksinitiativen = European Library Initiatives" (Gunther Pflug); (2) "Die Zusammenarbeit Wissenschaftlicher Bibliotheken in den Sozialistischen Landern = The Cooperation of Academic Libraries in the Socialist Countries in Europe" (Radoslaw Cybulski); (3) "National Libraries in a Time of Change" (Maurice B. Line); (4) "Was Ist eine Nationalbibliothek? = What Is a National Library?" (Gunther Pflug); (5) "The National Libraries of Southern Europe: Present Situation and Probable Development" (Maria Luisa Cabral); (6) "La situation des bibliotheques universitaires au Portugal = The Situation of the University Libraries of Portugal," (Maria Jose Moura, in French only); (7) "Las Bibliotecas de Investigacion y el Sistema Espanol de Bibliotecas = The Research Libraries and the Spanish Library System" (Jeronimo Martines Gonzales); (8) "Automation et Cooperation dans les Bibliotheques Universitaires Italiennes = Automation and cooperation in Italian university libraries" (Giovanni Solimine, in French only); (9) "Guidelines for the Security of Loan Exhibitions" (Henry J. Heaney); (10) "'The Many and the One': Implications of Conspectus Building for Individual University Libraries" (David H. Stam); and (11) "Progress Report on 'The Legislation of the National Libraries of the Countries of the World' for the Period from April 1987 to July 1987" (Lenin State Library of the USSR). (MES)