The ICQQML 2016: 18th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. It also provides the premier interdisciplinary forum for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries.