History of SCONUL

About SCONUL For more detail about our activities visit the following: Introduction Aims History Benefits Membership Constitution Annual Report Groups

SCONUL is a UK registered charity (278550) and a company limited by guarantee (England 1436951).

SCONUL was founded in 1950 (as the Standing Conference of National and University Libraries). In 1994 it merged with COPOL, the Council of Polytechnic Librarians: at that time the British polytechnics were reconstituted as universities. In 2001 SCONUL changed its name to the Society of College, National and University Libraries, having welcomed colleges of higher education into membership.

For the officers and staff, see Contact us.