The Philippine Journal of Librarianship and Information Studies (PhJLIS) announces the publication of Volume 44 Issue Number 1 with the following articles:

• Rethinking and Repositioning: The Evolving Trajectory of Library and Information Science by Elijah John F. Dar Juan

• Employment Issues of Philippine Academic Librarians in Private Higher Education Sector by Crizell Joy Garcia

• Evaluating Curriculum Quality: An Audit of Library and Information Science Specialization Courses to the Competency-Based Standard for Filipino Librarians by Joemar Sajona

• Road to Completion: An LIS Graduate Student’s Reflections on Research Writing by Kevin Vincent Enriquez

• Iberian Dreams, Philippine Colonial Realities: Revisiting the Spanish Literary Heritage of the 19th century Archipelago by Liladhar Pendse

• Gender-Specific Machine Learning Analysis of Sarcopenia Risk in Aging Filipinos: Demographic and Lifestyle Perspectives by Maria Maura S. Tinao and Roda L. Tajon

This issue reflects the developments in Library and Information Science (LIS) with the range of articles from traditional librarianship to the adaptation of various technologies and the changing view of information as the object and focus of study.  These contributions show the focus of LIS – keeping with tradition yet advancing and moving toward new endeavors. It presents how information is no longer merely a resource to be managed but a force that shapes LIS education and the identity of the profession. As the field continues to evolve, this issue serves as a record of ongoing discourse and as an inspiration for the direction for future innovations and scholarship.

The issue can be accessed https://phjlis.org/index.php/phjlis/issue/view/11

Kathleen Lourdes B. Obille
Editor-in-Chief

Elijah John F. Dar Juan
Johann Frederick A. Cabbab
Associate Editors

A.A. Iam D. Buenviaje
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