Prepared specifically for the Planning Committee, the Board of Trustees and the administration and staff of the James Jerome Hill Reference Library, this report reiterates statements and suggestions made in previous reports, but the restatement places emphasis on the sharpening of the Trustees' understanding of the program's objectives. Topics defined include: A Library Network, The Development of Collections, Centralized Processing, Central Reference Services, Switching Center Services, Cooperative Storage, Improvement of Communications Facilities, Exploitation of New Technology, and Notes on Financing Services. (MF)