The aim of this thesis is threefold. Firstly it will examine what kind of support in academic writing is offered outside classes in higher education in Sweden. Secondly it will investigate what the most valued skills for the personnel working with providing this support are considered to be. Lastly the role of the academic library in connection to these writing support centers will be explored. 

The study is conducted through a qualitative survey study with quantitative elements sent to Swedish universities. An inductive approach is taken to the analysis of the data. 

The result show, among other things, that all of the answering universities offer this type of academic writing support. It is primarily done through individual support sessions and workshops but a range of other options are often available as well. It is clear that having a pedagogical approach and good language skills are highly valued in a support personnel´s skillset by the respondents. Furthermore the academic libraries were found to take a large part in the academic writing support. They contributed primarily through use of their premises although a number of them also contributed personnel, as well as was in charge of overseeing the writing support services.