The Institute involved thirty-one participants (twenty-one working librarians and ten students) in a two-semester program, beginning in August, 1971 and ending in May, 1972. The program consisted of a four-day pre-session of cross-cultural training, thirty full-day sessions of lecture and discussion, and a two-day post-session of cross-cultural training. The over-all aim of the Institute was to (1) train a group of library personnel and students in an experimental program relevant to the development of library service to the disadvantaged, (2) evaluate and disseminate the results of that program, and (3) use the program as the basis for planning a specialized minor within the library school curriculum. The experimental training program emphasized participant involvement in program development and evaluation, intensive training experiences in cross-cultural communication, and the presentation of information on a broad range of relevant topics. Some of the unique features of the program were: (1) training sessions conducted by the University's Center for Cross-Cultural Training and Research, (2) an introduction to field experience with social agencies and social programs, and (3) the involvement of students and working librarians in a single program emphasizing cooperative group experience and group awareness. (Author/NH)