IFLA HeadquartersIgun, Stella E.Virkus, SirjeKauppi, NiinaHedlund, TuridDorner, Daniel G.Gorman, G. E.Buchanan, SallyTedd, Lucy A.Young, HelenChowdhury, Gobinda G.Quarmby, KateParker, StephenShimmon, Ross2025-06-162025-06-162002-100340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4076This issue of the IFLA Journal explores critical developments in library and information science, with a focus on education, user needs, and digital transformation. Articles examine information-seeking behavior in Nigeria, distance education in the Baltic region, and digital library initiatives in Finland and New Zealand. Topics also include disaster planning, user-focused website design, and electronic information services in academic libraries. Contributors highlight global efforts to enhance library services through technology, training, and strategic planning. The issue reflects the profession’s commitment to adapting practices and policies to meet the changing demands of users in an increasingly digital and globalized environment.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. September - October 2001Flagship PublicationInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)