Action programme to improve access to information through the international availability of publications - discusses information users, information needs, publishing, copyright, acquisitions, role of national level librarys or archives, library networks, and loans services, and special categories of publications such as official publications, rare books and non-book materials; stresses the need for international cooperation; includes recommendations adopted at a UNESCO- IFLA Congress. Bibliography.

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the information profession. The series IFLA Publications deals with many of the means through which libraries, information centres, and information professionals worldwide can formulate their goals, exert their influence as a group, protect their interests, and find solutions to global problems.