At present, together with the strong development of information and communication technologies, the needs of information users are higher and higher, and more diversified requiring academic libraries to have big changes and renovations to adjust to new roles and missions. Researches on renovating the library information activities to meet challenges and requirements of science and technology, education and training are therefore very much needed, and have a deep theoretical and practical significance. The article mentions about roles, development trends and renovations of academic libraries
some business arising from the renovation process of the academic libraries in Viet Nam in the current period.