Supporting our members

SCONUL advocates effectively for our diverse membership, speaking with a single voice on the strategic issues facing the sector and arguing for the value and needs of libraries with government, regulators, service providers and many others. We only exist with the energy and valuable time from our members and we need you to help us continue to drive forward.

We provide support and leadership for the sector, bringing members together with external and international thinkers to support active consideration of service and wider sector developments. We share intelligence through events, case studies and briefing papers driven by our Board and strategy groups.

Our strategy groups and community of interest groups are available to staff at member institutions to join and are a great way of helping to shape the future of the sector and widening your networks.

We offer colleagues a range of services and resources to help you progress in your career, engage with the wider library community and understand the library landscape more fully. We help our members stay fully briefed on the latest developments, for example on AI.

 

News

NSS 2025 results for libraries

09/07/2025

The latest NSS results, published today, show continuing high levels of student satisfaction with university libraries' support for students. 

The modern library: technology-enhanced library spaces

20/06/2025

What does a modern academic library look like? SCONUL is publishing a collection of case studies showcasing technology-enabled library spaces across the UK and Ireland, to help answer that question.

SCONUL is delighted to announce that Jo Lambert has been app...

04/06/2025

SCONUL is delighted to announce that Jo Lambert has been appointed as SCONUL’s new Deputy Director. Jo is currently Head of Licensing Data and Intelligence at Jisc.

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Events

SCONUL AGM and members meeting

14/07/2025

Online

Hear from Professor Sue Hartley OBE, Vice-President for Research & Innovation at The University of Sheffield, on open research.

Engagement with university leaders in AI conversations webin...

16/07/2025

Online

SCONUL is holding a webinar around engaging senior leaders with conversations around AI.

Town hall meeting on the 'Big Five' negotiations

18/07/2025

Online

SCONUL is holding a Town Hall meeting for members to discuss developments in the “big five” negotiations with Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley and Sage, being conducted on the sector’s behalf by Jisc.

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