Lee, Jee YeonLo, Leo S.Benson, Sara R.Melissa Ocepek, MelissaCheng, SiyaoSupongtemjenHangsing, PaokholunBui, Thuy ThanhHoang, Tram Phan Thi BaoHoang, Quang NgocTran, Thao Thi PhuongTrieu, Viet HoangDinh, Ly DieuRabatseta, Phuti ConciliaModiba, MashiloNgulube, PatrickDo, Hung VanTran, Duc HoaNguyen, Hai ThiDora, MallikarjunZala, Lavji NKampa, Raj KishorKachota, BethRonald, BernardHokororo, SilverAshiq, MurtazaWarraich, Nosheen FatimaRehman, Shafiq UrMcGowan, BethanyKeshvari, MariamOstani, Morteza MohammadiMoshi, Sevelina S.Dulle, FrankwellTarimo, Ronard BernardMamtora, JayshreeBradshaw, WayneLemberget, ToveKassim, MohamedOnaolapo, SodiqAyeni, PhilipsMncube, SiphamandlaHassan, Riziki AmeirMuneja, Paul SamwelMungwabi, HoseaLi, RendeJiang, YingErbolat, AliaDemir, GülerTorres Jr., Efren M.Peñaflor, Janice DCKulkarni, SheshagiriBalaji, B. PreedipM, Dhanamjaya2026-06-032026-06-032026-06-031745-2651https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/7134This issue of IFLA Journal explores how libraries and information institutions are responding to rapid technological, social, and policy transformations across diverse global contexts. A prominent theme is the emergence of artificial intelligence as both an opportunity and a challenge, with articles examining AI governance, AI literacy, regulatory frameworks, and the ethical application of AI in libraries, higher education, and Indigenous heritage preservation. Other contributions address enduring concerns of equity, inclusion, access, and social justice, highlighting efforts to support disadvantaged communities, protect cultural heritage, strengthen confidentiality and ethics in library services and collections. The issue also investigates scholarly communication through studies of open access, predatory publishing, and institutional repositories. Complementing these discussions are analyses of library legislation, school and public library development, reading promotion, and research practices in library and information science. Together, these articles demonstrate libraries’ evolving role as inclusive and innovative institutions adapting to a rapidly changing information environment.engUK: 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-useArtificial intelligenceResearch methodsPublic librariesAcademic and research librariesSocial inclusionOpen accessIndigenous knowledgeSerialsSAGE