Towards a meaningful SAARC Summit - Mrs. Gwen Herath, National library of Bangladesh - Nurun Nahar Rahman, National library of Bhutan : Role and Function - Rev. Lopon Pemala, The Indian National library - Prof. Ashin Das Gupta, Diffusion of knowledge in the Maldives : An Historical overview - Mr. Hassan Ahmed Maniku, National library services in Nepal - Mr. Madhusudan Sharma Subedi, Education and manpower development in Pakistan - Mr. A. H. Akhtar, Standards for school and public libraries with special reference to Sri Lanka - Mr. Upali Amarasiri, Oral traditions of Sri Lanka - Dr. H. A. P. Abeywardana