The article reveals the peculiarities of the transformation of modern university libraries in connection with the ongoing changes in the sphere of higher education. The main difficulties in the implementation of integration into the electronic space are named (including such as limitations of the literature used in the university by year of publication, low attendance, a decrease in the level of information processing, an increase in the library funds the proportion of low-quality editions, the formalization of scientific knowledge, the lack of digital culture among users). This research is fulfilled on the basis of scientific articles and publications of the last years. The author emphasizes the necessity to support the idea of continuing education in the frames of the transformation of the university library as a multi-resource center for preparing materials for scientific researches and ensuring the educational process.