Portuguese academic libraries Universidade do Minho Servicos de Documentacao Local(Portugal) and conjunctural (crisis), challenges and problems Severe budget cuts and staff constraints Stagnation of student population(despite"new students"-structural demography economic difficulties, emigration, etc.) Historical deficit of visibility/recognition institutional"weight" and autonomy of academic libraries within their institutions Excess of " inside focus and deficit of outward looking cooperation and networking Universidade do Minho Servicos de DocumentacaoPortuguese academic libraries ▪ Local (Portugal) and conjunctural (crisis), challenges and problems ▪ Severe budget cuts and staff constraints; ▪ Stagnation of student population (despite “new students” - structural demography, economic difficulties, emigration, etc.); ▪ Historical deficit of visibility/recognition, institutional “weight” and autonomy of academic libraries within their institutions; ▪ Excess of “inside” focus and deficit of “outward looking”, cooperation and networking;