IFLA HeadquartersPrice, Joseph W.Koenig, Michael E. D.Goforth, JohannaJohnson, Ian M.Hannabuss, C. StuartWildgoose, David M.Tees, Miriam H.Moriyama, TakaneClement, Hope E. A.2025-06-182025-06-181993-050340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4112This issue presents diverse perspectives on global library developments, including a major study on U.S. public library staffing and budgeting, and a bibliometric analysis of library and information science literature. Other articles examine the evolving role of library and information science education in the UK, legal deposit systems in Canada and Japan, and library development in the Eastern Caribbean. Together, these contributions highlight trends, challenges, and international approaches in library policy, education, and information access.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)