IFLA HeadquartersRada, Juan F.Swain, LeighCleveland, GaryValauskas, Edward J.Wesseling, Michel G.Woodward, HazelCampbell, TonyNorman, Sandy2025-06-182025-06-181994-010340-0352https://repository.ifla.org/handle/20.500.14598/4110This issue focuses on the rise of electronic communication and its implications for libraries. It features a global perspective on the information gap between North and South, an overview of the Internet's origins and future, and guidance on using the Internet in library settings. Articles explore the impact of electronic information on serials management, copyright challenges, and international collaboration in map cataloguing. The issue also discusses IFLA's own use of electronic communication, reflecting early steps toward a digitally connected global library community.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)