IN AN ATTEMPT TO REVIEW THE CURRENT STATE OF LIBRARY AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENTS IN SOVIET STUDIES, TO ASSESS MAJOR DEFICIENCIES AND NEEDS, AND TO RECOMMEND NEW SOLUTIONS AND PROGRAMS FOR THE FUTURE, 40 ACADEMIC AND GOVERNMENT SPECIALISTS, LIBRARIANS, AND FOUNDATION OFFICIALS WERE BROUGHT TOGETHER IN A CONFERENCE IN NEW YORK IN NOVEMBER, 1966. INSTEAD OF A FORMAL PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THIS CONFERENCE ON BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND RESEARCH AIDS IN SOVIET STUDIES, CO-SPONSORED BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON SLAVIC STUDIES AND THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR SLAVIC AND EAST EUROPEAN LIBRARY RESOURCES, SOME ASPECTS OF THE SIX WORKING PAPERS AROUND WHICH THE PROGRAM WAS PLANNED ARE SUMMARIZED IN THIS BRIEF REPORT. INCLUDED ARE SUMMARIES OF "BIBLIOGRAPHIC AND REFERENCE AIDS" BY ZDENEK DAVID, "NEW TRENDS IN LIBRARY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY" BY THEODORE C. HINES, "ABSTRACTING, TRANSLATING, AND INDEXING" BY VACLAV MOSTECKY, "ACQUISITIONS AND ACCESSIONS" BY PHILIP E. LEINBACH AND CHARLES GREDLER, "PRESERVATION AND REPRODUCTION" BY MELVILLE J. RUGGLES, AND"BIBLIOGRAPHIC, DOCUMENTATION, AND INFORMATION CENTER" BY THOMAS T. HAMMOND. ALSO REPRODUCED ARE SUGGESTED PRIORITY NEEDS ESTABLISHED AT THE FINAL SESSION. THIS ARTICLE APPEARED IN "THE ACLS NEWSLETTER," VOLUME 18, NUMBER 3, MARCH 1967, PAGES 1-11. (AB)