This is a manual for slide (transparency) libraries and a review of procedures in many libraries across the country. Within the book can be found a background of slide librarianship and a description of administration and staffing procedures and organization. The classification and cataloging of slides is detailed with descriptions of the systems used in many university libraries and museums. Library techniques with slides are presented as well as the methods and equipment of acquisition and production. Storage and access systems, physical facilities, projection systems, mounting materials, and viewing equipment are described at great length. After a complete bibliography, listings of directories of suppliers, slide sources, and slide libraries are provided. (WH)