An integrated library system (ILS) is used for complete process automation in libraries that not only handles standard procurement tasks such as tracking items owned, orders placed, invoices paid but also allows searching bibliographic recods, manages circulation, and host of other user-facing services.

RFID-based library management systems have become an integral part of modern libraries. RFID-based systems makes it easier to provide value-added services such as self check-out terminals. Theft detection and inventory management is an integral part of RFID-enabled system.

The Integrated Discovery Platform is a high-performance, open standards based federated search engine designed to search multiple metadata repositories and resources in a library including library catalogue, digital repository, digitized collections, commercial and open access online databases, etc.

Many academic libraries are involved in building digital repositories for archiving papers, theses and dissertations being made available by members of the parent institution. These repositories may be restricted or available to the general public with few restrictions, in accordance with the open access principles.