First Southwest Asian Documentation Center Conference Proceeding: Iran, Pakistan, Turkey

The main objective was to explore methods for close and fruitful cooperation between the region's documentation centers. The conference was held to establish closer contract between the documentation center staffs, to expand in-service training, and promote information personnel exchange. The conference is considered to be an initial step toward sincere and continuing cooperation between the documentation centers of Turkey, Pakistan and Iran – countries which have a background of cultural, social and economic interdependence. Goal to be fulfilled, within five years include: giving attention to information scientists' education; preparing a cumulative union list of science, technology and social science regional serials; having short term staff exchanges; holding short term regional seminars; preparing a cumulative union list of science, technology and social science regional serials; having short term staff exchanges; holding short term regional seminars; preparing a common thesaurus on broad subject fields; preparing a regional interlibrary loan code; establishing a southwest Asian Documentation center conference secretariat; compiling a directory of regional research institutions and establishing a regional center for duplicate exchange.