electronic clata processinq equipment at its disposal, and the technoloqical requirements of the library at Heaclquarters had been only partly met. However, two terminals and a printer were now awaitina installation at ~lOG, and further equipment would be requestecl in the proposed budget for the following biennium. The inclusion of a fairly suhstantial provision was also being sought to meet the most urgent needs of the Headquarters library. It was hoped that the JIU report would be borne in mind when the Committee came to consider those proposals at a later stage. A modest investment in improving the lihrary system alonq the lines recommended by the Inspectors would pay off ~ making more and better information resources available to Member States and to the organizations of the United Nations family. In conclusion, he assured the Committee that, even within eKisting resources, every effort would be mac'!e to act on the advice of JIU and the Advisory Committee. 34. Mr. RIESCO (Chief Editor, Editorial and Official Records Division), introducing the Secretary-General's comments on the JIU report on publications policy and practice in the United Nations system (A/39/239/Add.l and Corr.l), said that the reaction to the report had been quite positive both within the United Nations Secretariat and in the specialized agencies. The Secretariat, and more particularly the Publications Board, had found the report rich in useful suggestions and recommendations. However, while most of the recommendations deserved the fullest possihle implementation, others gave rise to difficulties, primarily of a structural nature. The differing circumstances of the various organizations in the United Nations family meant that an observation which miqht apply, for example, to a specialized agency in Geneva which relied on contractual printers for the production of its publications would have little relevance for United Nations Headquarters in New York, where extensive facilities for internal reproduction had been developed. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the management and organization of the United Nations system, specifically the publication of documents and the use of technology in libraries. The language used is formal and administrative, suggesting that the topic is related to the organization and management of the UN's internal processes.

**Category**
Education, Science and technology