الملخص

This English announcement presents the fifth session of the Sharjah Prize for Library Literature, issued by the Directorate of Libraries of the Government of Sharjah’s Department of Culture and Information. The announced theme is information and reference services in the era of information technology. The item lists suggested research topics, including electronic libraries and their services, the development of information services in the electronic environment, new tasks for reference librarians, indexing and abstracting in Arab libraries, users’ attitudes toward electronic information resources, and Internet use in Arab libraries. It also outlines the rules and regulations, including open participation, acceptance of papers in Arabic or English, originality and non-publication requirements, proper research methodology, citation, and documentation. The announcement records the cash awards and submission procedures, making it a professional document that reflects efforts to encourage applied research in library and information services in the United Arab Emirates.