This report is the result of an initial review of training needs which was carried out within training institutions, libraries, and archives to collect representative information on those needs in terms of current practices in library and archive education programs, as well as in institutions employing librarians, archivists, and conservators. Two questionnaires were issued to selected institutions to: (1) find out whether preservation and conservation are mentioned in courses offered; and (2) collect data on the total numbers of staff, preservation facilities and equipment, policies and practices, and training needs as assessed by these institutions. Survey questionnaires were sent to 135 institutions world-wide (excluding the United Kingdom and North America); 52 questionnaires were returned from 42 countries, representing a 39% rate of return. This report presents the results of the surveys of both training institutions and libraries and archives. For training institutions, the discussion focuses on courses and modules, including core and optional modules; the topics covered; practical work; and the teaching staff. For libraries and archives, discussion focuses on facilities, threats to the collections, conservation units, binderies, and reprographic units, as well as policies, practices, problems, and issues related to staff training, and ways in which these institutions envisage training. Copies of the two questionnaires are appended. (SD)