IFLA HeadquartersChowdhury, Gobinda G.Gorman, G. E.Dorothy, WilliamsZhang, YinZhang, JinMwaniki, AndrewOjedokun, AyokuGoulding, AnneRowley, JenniferFerguson, StuartParker, StephenShimmon, Ross2025-06-162025-06-162001-010340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4080This issue of the IFLA Journal examines key trends in library and information science, focusing on digital information management, access, and user behavior. Articles address metadata and indexing, user search strategies, and the integration of digital resources in academic and public libraries. Case studies from China, Africa, and the UK explore issues such as information literacy, evaluation of digital services, and the training of library professionals. The contributions reflect ongoing global efforts to adapt library practices to the digital age, highlighting innovation, user needs, and the importance of skills development in maintaining relevant and effective library services.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)