paragraph 5 of its report the considerations that should be taken into account should the panel be established. 26. The second and third recommendations concerned management improvement and the introduction of new technology in library management, and had been generally endorsed by the Secretary-General and ACC. The fourth recommendation dealt with problems relating to library services in Geneva. The Advisory Committee hoped that in the coming years the ~ecretariat would take steps to solve the problems identified hy JIU. 27. Referring to the Advisory Committee's report on publications policy and practice in the United Nations system (A/39/602), he said that the Fifth Committee would have to co-ordinate with the Special Political Committee to avoid taking contradictory positions. It would be preferable for the Fifth Committee to wait until the Special Political Committee had determined its position. The ,TIU report on publications policy had been well written, and the observations put forward by AC'C and the ~ecretary-General were quite comprehensive. 28. Six main recommendations had been made. It seemed that the reaction to the report in the system as a whole had been positive. A number of the recommendations had already been or were being implemented. I ... A/C. 5/39/SR. 26 English Paqe 9 (Mr. Msellel 29. The Advisory Committee had stressed particular points arisinq from the JIU recommendations. In some areas it han invited further discussions hy ACC. In particular, the Advisory Committee wished to draw attention to the fact that the meriium-term plan for the perion 1984-1989 should form the backqround aqainst which the implementation of any of the JIU recommendations should take place. 30. Mr. ORLOV (Director, Daq Hammarskjold Library) said that the JIU report should be welcomed as the first attempt ever made to appraise the efficiency of libraries of the United Nations family. The Inspectors were to be commended for their 
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the United Nations and its internal workings, specifically discussing a report and recommendations made by the Advisory Committee and the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). The report concerns the management and services of libraries within the United Nations system, and the recommendations aim to improve library management and services. Given the focus on internal operations and organizational development, it seems likely that the category would be related to administration or organization.

**Category**
Education, Science and Technology