The 10 papers in this booklet were presented at meetings of 4 sections within the Division of Special Libraries: (1) "Information Ensurance of a Scientist" (V. Matveyev, USSR); (2) "Linguistic Barriers and Machine Translation" (Stanley Kalkus, USA); (3) "Maps for Planning" (V. I. Zhukov and L. G. Rudenko, USSR); (4) "Development of Atlas Cartography in the USSR" (O. A. Yevteyev and N. Ye. Kotelnikova); (5) "Soyuzmedinform Computer Technology and Soviet Medical Data Bases" (B. Loguinov); (6) "Experiences in Using Soviet Databases in Scandinavia" (Sauli Laitinen, Finland); (7) "The Use of New Information Technologies at INIST-CNRS" (Christian Lupovici); (8) "The Functioning of the Lenin State Library of the USSR Information System on Culture and Arts" (T. I. Lapteva); (9)"Developments in Imaging Technology for Arts Information" (Merrill Wadsworth Smith and Patrick A. Purcell, USA); and (10) "Art Libraries in Cooperation: The Art and Architecture Program Committee of the Research Libraries Group" (Jeannette Dixon, USA). (MAB)