The Strategic Positioning of Academic Libraries explores academic library trends in higher education and the wider world. By providing a deep understanding of academic library strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, it will form an essential foundation for effective library strategy formulation and positioning. It examines a highly complex mix of global volatility, campus uncertainty, societal change, evolving perspectives, new pressures, and opportunities for academic libraries. A complete guide to improving the situation of academic libraries and how to advance their positioning in institutions, its chapters cover

• the changing higher education environment;

• opportunities and threats for academic libraries;

• academic library strengths and their implication; and

• positioning strategies for successful academic libraries.