IFLA HeadquartersDybkjaer, LoneWedgeworth, RobertElliott, Roger, SirOwen, UrsulaSibanyoni, EstherGaller, Anne M.Rodríguez Pereyra, RicardoHerrera, Luis A.2025-06-172025-06-171997-090340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4095This double issue of the IFLA Journal brings together global perspectives on the role of libraries in advancing human development, social equity, and access to knowledge. Authors examine the implications of electronic publishing, professional values in librarianship, and community-focused library initiatives. Special attention is given to inclusive services for disadvantaged groups and curriculum development in library education. The issue also features reflections on libraries as gateways to freedom in the next millennium, reaffirming their essential role in supporting democracy, education, and cultural exchange in an evolving information landscape.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 scienceLibrary scienceFlagship PublicationInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)