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Eleven papers delivered at the annual meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for the Division of Management and Technology are presented. Some were presented at a roundtable on audiovisual media, and others are from sessions on library buildings and equipment, information management, and statistics in library management. The following papers are included: (1) "Sound Archives in All India Radio" (H. M. Joshi); (2) "International Market for Spoken Books" (V. Arora, I. Bell, and M. Jenkins); (3) "Talking Books in Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish, and Urdu" (S. Tastesen); (4) "Library Building in the Tropics: The Saint Martin Experience' (B. Hodge); (5) "Model Architectural Design of a Library: Advantages and Defects of the Soviet Experience" (A. Zimonenko); (6) "Automated Strategies for Social Development" (K. S. Oswalt); (7) "Computer and Software for Information Services: An Overview of Mexican Progress" (J. Lau and M. Castro); (8) "Adapting Technologies for Library Processing Projects: Africa, Asia, and South America" (A. R. Pierce); (9) "Librarianship: Profession, Semi-Profession or Mere Occupation?: Surveying the Process of Change and Development in British Librarianship Today" (M. Freeman); (10) "Probability, Statistics and Library Management" (S. K. Basu); and (11) "Le Mesure de la satisfaction des usagers: Statistiques et enguetes aupres du public" (M.-D. Heusse) (French text). (SLD)

Fifty-five information science educators, administrators, and specialists from 22 countries assembled to discuss and debate the following themes: identification of characteristics of work done in the information sector; analysis of the educational needs of the information professional; the role of information professionals in national development; standards and measurements of supply and demand; qualitative, quantitative, and a mixture of methods; research of the "ideal profile" of information, library, and archives professionals; planning for future demands in the information sector. The objectives of the seminar were: (1) to define a conceptual and historical framework; (2) to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different methods; (3) to report on experiences using different methodologies; and (4) to define the background questions posed to elicit observations and suggestions to make the process work. There were seven sessions: (1) "Approches conceptuelles" ("Conceptual Approaches"); (2) "Le marche de l'emploi du secteur de l'information dan les pays en developpement" ("The Information Sector Employment Market in Developing Countries"); (3) "Exemples concrets de planification de la main-d'oeuvre du secteur de l'information et de la communication" ("Concrete Examples of Labor Planning in the Information and Communications Sector"); (4) "Methodes quantitatives: Problemes et applications" ("Quantitative Methods: Problems and Applications"); (5) "Enguetes sur la mair-d'oeuvre et l'emploi dan le secteur bibliotheques" ("Investigations on Labor and Employment in the Library Sector"); (6) "Aspects methodologiques de l'evaluation de la main-d'oeuvre dans le secteur des sciences de l'information et de la bibliotheconomie" ("Methodological Aspects of Evaluation of the Work of the Information Science and Library Science Sector"); and (7) "Quelles consequences pour la formation" ("What Consequences for Education?") (JKP/DGM)

The nine papers in this booklet were presented at three sessions of the IFLA General Conference. The text of the first paper, "Presidential Address at the Opening of the IFLA Council and General Conference: Moscow 1991" (Hans-Peter Geh, President of IFLA), is provided in English, German, and Russian. The text of the second paper, "Libraries and Culture," (N. N. Gubenko, Minister of Culture of the USSR) is provided in English, French, and Russian. Six of the seven remaining papers, which include four reports on IFLA's professional activities, are presented in English: (1) "IFLA Core Programme for Universal Availability of Publications (UAP). Medium Term Programme 1992-1997" (Graham P. Cornish); (2) "The Medium-Term Programme 1992-1997 of the UBCIM Core Programme" (Marie-France Plassard); (3) "Medium Term Programme 1992-1997. Universal Dataflow and Telecommunications Core Programme" (Leigh Swain); (4) "The Medium Term Programme 1992-1997 of IFLA's Core Programme for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World--ALP" (Birgitta Bergdahl); (5) "Chinese Libraries for the Promotion of International Cultural Exchange and Cooperation" (Li-Yi-Ti, China); and (6) "National Identity and International Knowledge: The Library's Bridging Role" (Alan E. Smith, New Zealand). The final paper, "Aculturacion y Bibliotecas: Analisis y Propuestas de Actuacion" (J. Fuentes Romero, Spain), is presented in Spanish. (MAB)

The 15 papers in this collection include opening remarks, reports on core programs of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA), and papers from a contributed papers session. Contents are: (1) "Opening Speech of the IFLA General Conference: Stockholm 1990" (Hans-Peter Geh), in German, with an English translation; (2) "The IFLA Core Programme for the Universal Availability of Publications (UAP)" (David Bradbury and Graham P. Cornish); (3) "Core Programme on Preservation and Conservation (PAC), Report to the Open Forum for the IFLA Core Programmes Sunday, 20 August 1990" (Merrily A. Smith); (4) "IFLA UDT (Universal Dataflow and Telecommunications) Core Programme, Open Forum 1990" (Leigh Swain); (5) "How Does a National Library with a Triple Function Operate?" (Martina Sircelj); (6) "The Threat of Illiteracy in Developing Countries: Challenges and Reality" (N. G. Naidu); (7) "Libraries as Partners in the Fight To Eradicate Illiteracy in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Kosi A. Kedem); (8) "Un outil de transfer des connaissances entre le Nord et le Sud: la Banque internationale d'information sur les Etats francophones (BIEF)" (BIEF--The International Bank of Information on French-Speaking Countries--A North-South Knowledge Transfer Tool) (Suzanne Richer); (9) "Das Kalmarmodell: die Bibliothek als informatives und padagogisches Werkzeug im Schulunterricht" (The Kalmar Model: The Library as Information and Teaching Tool in School Instruction) (Brigitte Kuhnel); (10) "Telecottages--Inside or Outside Libraries?" (Tuula Haavisto); (11) "Libraries and Social Structure" (Bengt Goransson); (12) "Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC Programme" (Marie-France Plassard); (13) "Opening Address to the 56th IFLA General Conference" (Wolfgang Lohner); (14) "How To Nominate Members for Standing Committees, 1991" (Hope Clement); and (15) opening remarks (in German) by Lars-Erik Sanner. (MAB)

The five papers in this collection examine the existing trends in the use of microcomputers in educational planning and management. In the first paper, "Reflexions sur l'Ordre du Jour" (French), Michel Saint-Germain addresses contextual factors surrounding the use of computers, priorities that must be accounted for before developing new software applications, and issues related to joint cooperation. In the second paper, "Computer (Software) Applications to Educational Planning and Management," Brent Edward Wholeben discusses trends in planning and management, priorities for software design and development, and cooperation between universities and specialized research centers. The education policy for international computing survey (in English and Spanish) is included. In the third paper, "Computer-based Educational Planning and Management in Africa: Current Trends," Boubacar Camara focuses on the growth of statistical applications and statistical databases, the design of information systems, and training workshops in computer literacy. In the fourth paper, "Software Application to Educational Planning: Notes on the Agenda," Habib Khan focuses on software applications to educational planning and the design and implementation of Education Management Information Systems. In the fifth paper, "Software Priorities for Educational Planning," Luis Valadares Tavares outlines the process of educational planning and notes the facets of that process that may be supported by appropriate software. (DB)

Presentations from a colloquium on applications of research on natural languages to computer science address the following topics: (1) analysis of complex adverbs; (2) parser use in computerized text analysis; (3) French language utilities; (4) lexicographic mapping of official language notices; (5) phonographic codification of Spanish; (6) electronic dictionaries; (7) specialized linguistic programs; (8) text difficulty; (9) linguistic variation and formalization in Quebec French; (10) French text generation software; (11) consequences for parsing of heterogeneity and insertion in sentences; (12) language utilities; (13) interaction of orthographic and phonological representations in reading; (14) automatic phoneticization of French texts; (15) computerized content analysis; (16) description of natural languages with a view to computer applications; (17) software to aid in the conception of deontic knowledge bases; (18) software for computer-assisted text generation; (19) organization of segment lengths in syllabic rhyme; (20) a language utility for public administration; (21) French prosody; (22) interactive treatment of documents; (23) transcription of oral corpuses from a comparative perspective; (24) a linguistic work station; (25) universal applicative grammar; (26) and the speed of synthesized speech. Other papers are abstracted only. (MSE)

This report contains an introduction and six presentations from a seminar on adult education and work. The introduction by Paul Belanger and four of the papers are in French; the other two are in English. The papers are "The Expansion of Adult Education and Training in Europe: Trends, Explanations, and Challenges" (Albert Tuijnman); "Analyse de tendances caracteristiques des transformations de la demande en education des adultes dans les societes industrialisees [Analysis of trends in the changed demand for adult education in industrialized societies]" (Paul Belanger); "Education des adultes, formation professionnelle continue et processus d'exclusion: interrrogations et pistes de recherche [Adult education, continuing professional development and the process of exclusion: inquiries and paths of research]" (Claude Dubar); "Les enjeux de l'utilisation de l'education des adultes dans les programmes de la reduction de chomage en Grande Bretagne [What is at stake in the use of adult education in programs for reducing unemployment in Great Britain]" (John Field); "Access to Employment of Unemployed Young People: Requisites and Prerequisites" (Saul Meghnagi); and "Division internationale du travail et politique educative [The international division of labor and educational policy]" (Ettore Gelpi). Each presentation is followed by a list of references. (YLB)

This collection contains three papers providing an introduction to the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Core Programs, four contributed papers, and two Plenary Session papers: (1) "The Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC (Machine Readable Cataloging Formats) Program" (Winston D. Roberts); (2) "Le Programme d'acces universel aux publications de l'IFLA (IFLA's Universal Access Program)" (Marie-France Plassard); (3) "IFLA Universal Dataflow and Telecommunications (UDT) Core Programme: IFLA Open Forum 1989" (Leigh Swain); (4) "Searching the Image Data Bank of the Bibliotheque Publique d'Information at the George Pompidou Center via the NUMERIS Network: Economic Aspects" (French and English versions; Luce-Marie Albiges); (5) "Library Funding and Economics: A Framework for Research" (Yale Braunstein); (6) "La Planificacion como incentivo de financiacion de bibliotecas publicas (Planning as an Incentive in Financing Public Libraries)" (Natividad Correas and Magdalena Vincent); (7) "Can we run libraries without books and journals?" (John Davies); (8) "Quelques problemes dans l'implantation de systemes d'information avances dans des pays en voie de developpement (Some Problems Involved in the Installation of Advanced Information Systems in Developing Countries)" (James Robredo, Tania Maria Botelho, and Murilo B. da Cunha); (9) "Priced Business Information Services from the Public Sector: Will They Succeed?" (Sheila A. E. Webber); (10) "Presidential Address: Paris 1989" (German and English versions; Hans-Peter Geh); and (11)"Libraries, Information, Economics" (Jacques Michel). (SD)