IFLA HeadquartersCornish, Graham P.Agha, Sayed SalimGarcía, JesúsSato, SeijiBing, JonEnglish, JaneJacobs, KirtiTucker, Richard N.Webster, Duane E.Giavarra, EmanuellaBronmo, OleNorman, SandyParker, James2025-06-172025-06-171997-070340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4096This issue of the IFLA Journal focuses on global developments in copyright, access to information, and digital libraries. Articles address challenges posed by electronic publishing, legal frameworks, and user rights in an increasingly digital environment. Contributors provide regional perspectives from Europe, Asia, and Latin America, highlighting practical and policy-oriented approaches to copyright reform and technological innovation. Additional discussions explore resource-sharing, document delivery, and the evolving role of library consortia. Collectively, the issue underscores the importance of international cooperation in adapting library services to the demands of the digital age.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.LibrarianshipInformation servicesLibrary servicesIFLA Journal. July 1997Flagship PublicationInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)