A bibliographic listing is provided which contains 2,692 items selected and abstracted for a basic file of technical information on instructional system development. These items date back to 1953 and represent a subset of articles within the general area of instructional systems; they include both reports of pertinent original research as well as summarizing and discursive articles of interest to instructional systems designers. In addition, a comprehensive index of over 600 key words related to instructional development is provided to assist users in locating pieces of literature germane to their immediate interest. (Author)