Portuguese academic libraries Universidade do Minho Servicos de Documentacao Globalstructural trends, challenges and problems Disruptive technologies ( numerous & frequent) Acceleration of the transition from physical to digital Disintermediation Uncontrolled cost growth of information resources Deep changes in higher education(new teaching/learning practices, diversification of public/students and courses, MooS, globalization and competition, etc Deep changes in research and scholarly communication (Open Access open Science, data Universidamanagement/curation, etc.Portuguese academic libraries ▪ Global/structural trends, challenges and problems ▪ Disruptive technologies (+ numerous & + frequent); ▪ Acceleration of the transition from physical to digital ▪ Disintermediation ▪ Uncontrolled cost growth of information resources ▪ Deep changes in higher education (new teaching/learning practices, diversification of public/students and courses, MOOCs, globalization and competition, etc.) ▪ Deep changes in research and scholarly communication (Open Access & Open Science, Data management/curation, etc.)