IFLA HeadquartersMason, IngridRowley, JenniferChowdhury, Gobinda G.Gorman, G. E.Williamson, KirstyMcGregor, JoyMusoke, Maria G. N.Parker, StephenShimmon, Ross2025-06-172025-06-172000-010340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4085This issue of the IFLA Journal presents international perspectives on the evolving role of libraries in the digital age. Articles explore the challenges of digitization, the impact of information technology on library services, and the development of user-centered information strategies. Studies from Africa, Australia, and Europe address issues such as electronic resource management, information literacy, and the training of library professionals. The issue reflects the global shift toward integrating digital tools into library operations while emphasizing the continuing need for equitable access, professional development, and strategic planning to support libraries' missions in a rapidly changing information 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. January 2000Flagship PublicationInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)