The 14 papers in this collection were presented at 6 sections of the Division of Collections and Services: (1) "Open Forum of the Division of Collections and Services Report of the Section on Acquisition and Exchange" (Ulrich Montag); (2) "Acquisition Policy of the USSR National Library Collection" (Z. P. Sorokina and S. M. Shpantseva, USSR); (3) "Acquisition Policies and Problems of Libraries in Nigeria" (Audrey B. Ojoade, Nigeria); (4) "Interlending in New Environments" (S. N. Prosekova, USSR); (5) "Interlending of Audiovisual Materials: Some Problems Needing Solutions" (Graham P. Cornish, UK; (6) "Modellversuch zur Verbesserung der Literaturversorgung Blinder und Sehbehinderter Studierender (Model Program for Improving the Provision of Literature for Blind and Visually Impaired Postsecondary Students)" (Rudolf Frankenberger, Germany); (7) "The System of Union Catalogues of Serials: State-of-the-Art and Prospects" (N. N. Kasparova and A. S. Chistyakova); (8) "The Development of International Standards: Exploring the ISO/IFLA Relationship" (Patricia R. Harris, USA); (9) "Sharing Information by Means of Standardization" (Helga Schwarz, Germany); (10) "Collection Development and Management Problems Associated with Russian and Slavic Newspapers: The Hoover Institution Library's Experience" (Judith Fortson, USA); (11) "The Newspaper Collection of the Lenin State Library and Its Opening and Access" (Olga Yadykina, USSR); (12) "The Lenin State Library of the USSR as a National Library and Official Publications" (T. V. Ershova); (13) "Control and Use of Rare Books Special Collections in the Largest Libraries of the USSR" (T. I. Kondakova); and (14) "Slavonic Rare Books and Manuscripts in the United Kingdom: History and Provenance" (Christine Thomas, UK). (MAB)