IFLA HeadquartersWeller, Ann C.Line, Maurice B.Gericke, Elizabeth M.Matare, ElizabethPollock, MiriamBrown, KarenLyall, Jan2025-06-172025-06-171998-010340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4094This issue of the IFLA Journal explores the evolving roles of libraries and librarians in an era of digital transformation and global information exchange. Articles examine scientific communication, library user education, professional training, and the challenges of developing information infrastructures in under-resourced regions. Special attention is given to gender equity in library leadership and efforts to improve access to information in Africa. Through comparative analyses and case studies, the issue emphasizes the importance of innovation, cooperation, and policy support in strengthening library services and ensuring equitable access to knowledge across diverse global contexts.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 servicesFlagship PublicationInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)