However, a great deal remained to be done. In that connection, he thought it appropriate that the JIU report was beinq considered by the body which also held the purse strings; it would be unrealistic to suppose that all the libraries' problems could be resolved merely by improvinq co-ordinat.ion and redeployinq existing resources. Implementation of almost all the report's recommendations would have financial implications. 32. That was true, in particular, of the first recommendation regarding the creation of a panel of library directors, on the subject of which the ACC was hesitant. Heads of libraries could derive great benefit from a mechanism for reachinq agreement on many common problems. Common indexinq vocabularies were needed to ensure better provision of relevant information to users, and common ; ... A/C. 5/39/SR.26 English Page 10 (Mr. Orlov) rules for processing information as well as common work-load and productivity standards were an absolute necessity if an array of isolated libraries was to be converted into an efficient system. Such problems coulrl not be solved by correspondence. Should the ACC decide to follow the report's recommendation, the panel wouln have to be provided with the necessary resources so that it could help to consolidate the progress made in the past two years and lead the way towards further development. Measures to assure implementation of the panel's recommendations and decisions should be envisaged. 33. The key to the creation of a real network of libraries and to better organization and sharing of their resources was automation. To bring the system's libraries to the level of those of the industrialized countries in terms of the use of modern technoloqies would require a real effort. Up to the present, the library of the United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) hacl not had a single piece of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the challenges and opportunities for improvement in a network of libraries, highlighting the need for coordination, automation, and resource allocation to achieve efficient sharing of resources. The focus is on optimizing the use of existing resources and implementing new technologies to bring the libraries to a higher level. This suggests that the category should be related to education, science, and technology.

**Category**
Education, Science and Technology