The themes of the 22nd Annual International Association of School Librarianship conference were: "Building a Picture of Society in the Year 2000"; "Literature--Themes of the '90s Towards the Future"; "Education--Partnerships To Develop Life-Long Learners"; and "Technology into the 21st Century." The following papers were selected for publication by the editorial committee: (1) "Australia's Contribution to International School Librarianship" (Joe Hallein; and others); (2) "The Financial Value of the Teacher Librarian" (Fay Nicholson); (3) "Towards Achieving a Critical Thinking Society in Malaysia: A Challenge to School Libraries and Educational Systems" (Raja Abdullah Yaacob and Norma Abur Seman); (4) "Across the Curriculum: Across the World" (Blanche Woolls); (5) "Violence in Children's Literature Today" (Maureen Nimon); (6) "The Politics of Children's Literature" (Jean A. Webb); (7) "History, Dreams and Reality: Storytelling Programs in Malaysia" (Mohd Sharif Mohd Saad); (8) "Training School Librarians for the Nigerian School System: A New Perspective" (David F. Elaturoti); (9) "Managing Media Centers in Secondary Schools" (Jan A. Kruger); (10) "Library Training in the South Pacific from 1972-1993" (Melvyn D. Rainey); (11) "The Role of the Public Library in Supporting Education in the Natal Region" (Rookaya Bawa); and (12) "Computerizing the Chinese International School Libraries" (Marilyn McMahon). (SWC)