This three-day conference on the subject of audio technology for the production of materials for the blind, takes the court reporter approach to recording the speeches and discussions of the meeting. The result is a three volume set of complete transcripts, one volume for each day of the meeting, but continuous in form. The highlights of each day's discussion are as follows. Volume 1: (1) an introductory speech (by Euclid Herie) touching on the history of reading for the blind and of international meetings on the subject; (2) a representative from the Royal National Institute for the blind (RNIB, UK) outlines the major forces determining talking book formats; (3) John Cookson and Judith Dixon discuss the transition from analog to digital technology, from a U.S. point of view; (4) Ingar Beckman Hirschfeldt provides information on the Daisy Digital Talking Book; (5) an open discussion touches on moderating future digital product standards; allowable data types; authoring tools; coding standards; interlibrary loan experiments; intellectual property rights; presentation and exchange protocols. Volume 2: (1) Judy Dixon and Mary Schnackenberg discuss consumer involvement in the development of the technology, including needs assessment and user interface selection; (2) The International Union Catalog on resources for the blind is discussed at length; (3) The open discussion touches on copyright issues; an international communication mechanism; new hardware and technologies for the blind; as well as many of the previous day's topics. Volume 3: (1) A discussion of time scale modification or variable rate playback is followed by recommendations for various hardware/software solutions to these problems; (2) Information exchange and an interlending forum is discussed with an eye toward the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) or the attendees at this meeting, and with hopes for a minimum of bureaucracy; (3) The formation of a listserv entitled "Discussions on Talking Books for Blind Individuals" is discussed; and lastly, (4) possible arrangements for continuing annual meetings on library services for the blind under IFLA, WBU, or joint auspices, closed the discussion. A complete list of meeting delegates precedes the Introduction. (MAS)