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The following 19 papers were delivered at the 1992 annual meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions for the Division of Education and Research: (1) "Across the Frontiers: Impact of Foreign Journals in Library Science in India: A Citation Analysis" (M. A. Gopinath); (2) "Children and Reading in Israel" (I. Sever); (3) "Investigations into Reader Interest and Reading in Lithuania, 1918-1990" (V. Rimsa); (4) "Ethnic and Social Problems of Reading in Kazakhstan" (R. Berdigalieva); (5) "The USA Experience: Views and Opinions of an Asian American Librarian" (S. H. Nicolescu); (6) "The Implications for Libraries of Research on the Reading of Children" (M. L. Miller); (7) "Women's Status in Librarianship, the UK Experience" (S. Parker); (8) "Women's Interests in Librarianship, Resources on Women: Their Organization and Use" (H. Parekh); (9) "Information for Research on Women and Development" (A. Vyas); (10) "The Contribution of S. R. Ranganathan's Scientific School to the Informatization of Education for Library Science in the World" (J. N. Stolyarov and E. A. Nabatnikova); (11) "Library and Information Science Education Policy in India" (N. L. Rao and C. R. Karisiddappa); (12) "The Market in the Gap: Continuing Professional Education in the South Pacific" (J. Evans); (13) "Continuing Education Programmes for Teachers in Library and Information Science and Academic Library Professionals in South India" (A. A. N. Raju); (14) "Continuing Professional Education in China: A Decade Retrospective" (D. Xiaoying); (15) "Grounded Theory and Qualitative Methodology" (D. E. Weingand); (16) "Research in the Outskirts of Science: The Case of Mexico" (J. Lau); (17) "Society's Library: Leading to the Realization of the Five Laws--In Memory of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan" (L. Minghua); (18) "The Role of Library and Information Science Reviews in the Development of the Profession and Services" (M. Poulain); and (19) "Journal Publications in Africa: The Trouble with Authors and Readers" (L. O. Aina). Several papers are followed by references. (SLD)

Recommendations formulated and adopted by the participants in this seminar and summaries of discussions at the various sessions are followed by the full text of 17 papers presented at the meeting: (1) "The 'BID' Model Test of the Polytechnic of Hanover: Principles, Structures, Solutions and Problems of New Studies in the Field of Librarianship, Information and Documentation" (G. Bock, West Germany); (2) "Some Reflections on the London Colloquium" (O. C. Mascarenhas); (3) "Curriculum Adjustment Issues for Library and Information Training Programmes in Africa" (S. A. H. Abidi); (4) "Synopsis of Existing and Projected Training Programmes in the Field of Information Studies at Selected African Institutions" (G. Bock); (5) "Library, Documentation and Archival Training in Sudan" (C. Wesley); (6) "Library Education in Botswana" (J. R. Neill and K. J. Mchombu); (7) "Courses Offered in the Department of Library and Information Science at the Harare Polytechnic" (D. M. Thorpe, Zimbabwe); (8) "Curriculum Adjustments in Information Studies Training Programmes in Zambia" (O. N. Mohamedali); (9) "The Information Professions and the Search for a Functional Identity" (W. O. Aiyepeku); (10) "Curriculum Adjustments in Library and Information Training Programmes: Malawi Country Paper" (R. S. Mabomba); (11) "Education and Training in the Information Professions in Ethiopia" (G. Birru); (12) "The Situation of Library, Documentation and Archival Training in Kenya" (J. M. Ng'ang'a); (13) "Programmes of the East African School of Librarianship in Uganda" (S. A. H. Abidi); (14) "A Review of Library Education in Sierra Leone" (G. Jusu-Sheriff); (15) "Training for Librarians, Documentalists and Archivists in Tanzania" (O. C. Mascarenhas); (16) "The EBAD (Ecole de Bibliothecaires, Archivistes et Documentalistes) and Curriculum Harmonization" (A. F. Correa, Senegal); and (17) "Library, Documentation and Archival Training at the Ecole des Sciences de L'Information in Rabat" (O. Bekkari, Morocco). (CGD)

Ten papers and four abstracts of papers from the University of South Africa's Conference on Distance Education are presented. They include: "Access to Higher Education and Training in the South Pacific: The Role of Telecommunications and Distance Education" (Som Naidu); "Distance Education in Japan" (Takashi Sakamoto); "The University for Distance Education in Colombia: An Alternative Form of Education" (Linda Gladys Behaine de Cendales); "Development of Distance Education in Sri Lanka" (Dayantha Wijeyesekera); "Distance Education in India: Application of Modern Technology" (K.K. Sud); "The Teaching of Life Sciences at Everyman's University" (Ruth Arav); "Distance Teaching as an Integral Part of the In-Service Education of Mathematics, Physical Science and Biology Teachers" (Jan Nel, Dave Finnemore, Steve Rhodes); "UNISA's Documentation Section" (B.J. van der Walt); "Interactive Multi-media Learning: A Business Case Study in Distance Learning" (abstract only, R.C. Johnson); "Distance Learning: The South African Air Force Experience" (Neville Parkins); "Text Design in Distance Education: Print and Facilitating Adult Education" (abstract only, John Aitchison): "Distance Education in Developing Countries: The Indian Scene" (abstract only, B.S. Jain); "Distance Education and the Educator's Regime of Literacy" (abstract only, John Aitchison); and "Review of the Goals, Methods, Accountability and Future Planning of the Department of Library and Information Science of the University of South Africa" (Anna Louw). (LB)