IFLA HeadquartersBall, StuartFox, CharlesMäkinen, Ilkkavan Ginkel, HansHarris, ChristopherBrown, SheilaRodrigues, A. V. S.Mambu, DanielGiannini, SilviaWeise, FriedhelmKreft, HeinrichLemke, Hans-Jürgen2025-06-172025-06-171998-050340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4092This issue of the IFLA Journal examines critical aspects of archival access, public record preservation, and the evolving role of libraries in civic and educational contexts. Contributors explore national and institutional strategies for information policy, access to public documents, and the social function of libraries in diverse regions. Topics include parliamentary archives, university leadership in knowledge dissemination, and the status of library services in developing countries. Through theoretical insights and case studies, the articles highlight how libraries and archives serve as guardians of memory, facilitators of transparency, and instruments for democratic engagement in a rapidly changing global 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 servicesFlagship PublicationInternational Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)