Based on a two-phase survey of 118 Association of Research Libraries member libraries which was conducted between November 1987 and January 1988, this report begins with an overview of the responses from 16 respondents who indicated that they had a centralized approach to publishing. Areas studied include the nature of centralized programs, program goals, advantages and disadvantages of centralized programs, staffing and organization, distribution and marketing, development of a centralized program, and issues and needs. A brief report on the survey is then presented, followed by a collection of materials contributed by participating libraries. These materials are divided into four categories: (1) Position Descriptions (University of California-Los Angeles, National Library of Medicine, University of Texas-Austin, University of Toronto, and Yale University); (2) Questionnaires and Surveys (Columbia University, University of Toronto); (3) Reports and Program Descriptions (Brown University, University of California-Irvine, Columbia University); and (4) Policies, Procedures, and Guidelines (Brown University, University of California-Berkeley, Stanford University, University of Texas-Austin, University of Toronto, University of Virginia, University of Waterloo). (6 references) (EW)