SCONUL has 190 members for which the organisation provides a range of services and support. We act on behalf of members where collective action is more efficient or effective than members acting alone. This includes
- managing a reciprocal access scheme which allows students from one member institution to access the library of another
- representing the interests of academic libraries to government, regulators and stakeholders in SCONUL’s own nations and regions, Europe and beyond
- collecting and publishing statistics from our member libraries, enabling benchmarking and other comparative analysis
Other benefits of membership are:
- providing members with intelligence on emerging trends in issues of concern to academic libraries
- facilitating the sharing of best practice between members through including through seminars and conferences
- brokering and supporting the development of new shared services