计算机软件库是软件配置管理（CM）系统的基本元素。然而，术语“库”虽然在软件世界中常用，但直到最近才在CM领域中有意义。此外，即使在软件界，这个术语也有几个不同的含义。本公告旨在将该术语与软件构型管理系统联系起来，例如，库在软件发布中的作用。它描述了系统中涉及的三种类型的图书馆，讨论了影响其设计的原则和因素，并提出了一个模型，包括记录和表格样本。还包括图书馆员的“统一”职位描述。

Computer software libraries are an essential element of a software configuration management (CM) system. However, the term, "library" while commonly used in the world of software, has had no significance in the field of CM until recently. Further, even in the software, world, the term has several different meanings. The purpose of this bulletin is to relate the term to the software CM system, e.g., the role of a library in the release of software. It describes the three types of libraries which are involved in the system, it discusses the principles and factors which affect their design and it presents a model, including samples o records and forms. Also included is a "univerals" position description for a librarian.