Mamtora, JayshreeDortch, Bertil F.Sugihartati, RahmaHarisanty, DessyDewi, AnitaSuyanto, BagongPramodha Wardhana, Arya WijayaEgalita, NadiaMissingham, RoxanneBui, Thuy ThanhNguye, Lan ThiPalma Peña, Juan MiguelArning, UrsulaEzra Cruz, LuisViray, Mennie RuthFlores, Roana MarieIgbinovia, Magnus OsahonSegun-Adeniran, Chidi DeborahOkuonghae, OmorodionChen, Xiayu SummerFeng, YaliPasipamire, NoticeLupu, VioricaȚurcan, NellyCujba, RodicaOnyancha, Omwoyo BosireRahman, HabiburGhazali, Asmadi MohammedSawal, Mohd Zool Hilmie MohamedWitt, Steve2025-03-252025-03-252025-03-251745-2651https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/3915This special issue of IFLA Journal, produced in collaboration with the IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section, explores key trends shaping academic and research libraries worldwide. As institutions respond to evolving technological, economic, and geopolitical landscapes, libraries are redefining their roles in supporting research integrity, open science, and sustainable development. Featuring a diverse selection of peer-reviewed articles and case studies, this issue examines topics such as the evolving role of research librarians, the use of generative AI in library services, big data’s impact, and global research collaborations. By highlighting these developments, this issue provides critical insights into the future of academic and research libraries.enUK: Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, and only as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Acts 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission in writing of the Publishers, or in the case of reprographic reproduction, in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency (www.cla.co.uk/). US: Authorization to photocopy journal material may be obtained directly from SAGE Publications or through a licence from the Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (www.copyright.com/). Inquiries concerning reproduction outside those terms should be sent to SAGE.https://journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/terms-of-useAcademic and research librariesLibrarianshipLibrary and information professionInformation literacyScholarly communicationsSerialsSagehttps://doi.org/10.1177/03400352241311038