Three papers on special book collections were presented at the 1986 IFLA general conference. They include: (1) "Far Eastern Collections in the United Kingdom" (B. C. Bloomfield, United Kingdom), which discusses the background of Eastern Studies in the United Kingdom (UK) and the coordination of library provision for Far Eastern materials, and provides a brief survey of the major Far Eastern library collections in the UK; (2) "Ostasiatiska Biblioteket--The Far Eastern Library of Sweden" (Lars E. Fredriksson, Sweden), which discusses the development of the Ostasiatiska Biblioteket collections, the first acquisitions of Far Eastern material and the development of Far Eastern Studies in Sweden, problems of institutions not devoted solely to Far Eastern material; problems of specialized libraries; and suggestions for the future, international library associations, and automation; and (3) "Far Eastern Collections in the Libraries of the Federal Republic of Germany" (Helga Dressler, West Germany), which describes current efforts to improve acquisition of and access to East Asian materials, including the compilation of a central catalog for East Asian materials and the improvement of book and periodical distribution at the national and international levels. (KM)