Intended to reflect the international library community's expectations for the next 10 to 15 years and the place of the library in tomorrow's world, this extensive selective review focuses on the professional literature published between 1982 and 1986 which treats the probable evolution of different types of libraries in both developed and developing countries. The following topics are covered: (1) the future information society; (2) the future for librarians (the search for roles, the influence of technology, professional education and training); (3) the future for libraries (national, public, academic and research, school, and special libraries); (4) organization and administration of libraries (influence of technological innovations, information system design, policy and planning, interlibrary cooperation, networking, the management of change, the use of marketing methods, fees for service, and manpower issues); (5) library and information work (influence of technological innovations, developing countries, abstracting and indexing services, document delivery, social aspects of information work, information communication, technical processes and services, online information retrieval); and (6) related areas (computer and telecommunications technology, publishing, and storage media). The final chapter, which summarizes and comments on the findings of the literature review, notes that the review points to the increasing value placed on information by contemporary society and raises questions of how libraries will meet the demand for access and how the costs of access will be borne. A 247-item list of references concludes the document. (CGD)