This document consists of 28 written testimonies submitted to the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science in preparation for the oral hearing of the Commission scheduled October 5, 1973 in Boston. The testimonies were presented in response to the Commission's request to comment on one or more of six topics: 1) new federal legislation for libraries; 2) inequities in today's system; 3) reasons compelling the government to consider interconnecting the libraries and information centers of the nation according to a national plan; 4) federal investment policy on libraries; 5) responsibilities of the Federal Government toward the development of national network; 6) state governments' responsibilities toward a national network; and 7) the motivation of a state to belong to a national network. These written testimonies constitute the basis for the oral testimony found in IR 000 281. (CH)