In the information flow at two Sapienza libraries

21st century librarians handle a wide array of technology and social tools many of which were not even around five years ago. These have had a profound transformation in how academic communities create, disseminate, preserve, and use information and knowledge. Libraries have had to redefine their portfolio and offer distinctive and revitalised services to ensure a presence into the future reshaped around our users needs. Thanks to changes in the traditional print-on-paper publishing chain new opportunities have opened up for the academic library to add significant value and forge greater engagement with all the members of the community. Two pilot projects are underway at the Engineering and Architecture Faculties of Sapienza, University of Rome, to identify areas where new digital tools, such as online publication of local content, can place the library into the digital flow of research and scholarly communication