Trends 1989-1990. Reports to the Council 1991 with an Outlook to Policy and Activities in the Years 1991 to 1993.

This biennial report describes International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) events and activities in the during 1989-90. They are treated under the following headings: (1) Managerial Aspects, including membership and organization, fund raising, regional offices, publications, and conferences; (2) Divisions, Sections, Round Tables, focusing on professional groups and including projects, integration of IFLA's professional work, guidance to officers, new groups, and future issues; (3) Core Programmes, including Universal Bibliographic Control and International MARC, Universal Availability of Publications, Preservation and Conservation, Universal Dataflow and Telecommunications, and Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP); (4) ALP, including concept, objectives, orientation, work plan, and goals; (5) Finances, including accounts, budget forecasts for 1991-92, and graphs of 1990 income and expenditures; and (6) IFLA's Long Term Policy, including the role of libraries, general policy issues, educational and social roles, access to information, enhancement of the library profession, and new information technology. (MES)