Integration of advanced technologies have paved way for improved management of core functionalities such as library management. Integration of facilities such as cloud and mobile integration along with digital analytics have elevated scope of effortless storage and sharability of large data sets intended for library use.

Other additional benefits associated with cloud based library management software comprise advanced functionality such as self-service and integrated feedback and comments section which results in thorough communication between users. With ubiquitous adoption of advanced devices such as tablets and smartphones, reliance and resultant adoption of cloud based librar

Integration of advanced technologies have paved way for improved management of core functionalities such as library management. Integration of facilities such as cloud and mobile integration along with digital analytics have elevated scope of effortless storage and sharability of large data sets intended for library use.

Other additional benefits associated with cloud based library management software comprise advanced functionality such as self-service and integrated feedback and comments section which results in thorough communication between users. With ubiquitous adoption of advanced devices such as tablets and smartphones, reliance and resultant adoption of cloud based library management software is likely to grow by leaps and bounds in the coming years.

Leading players in global library management software market are increasingly investing towards new feature development such as auto catalog, customized search portals, as well as multilingual support. Additionally, for superlative user experience, other novel facilities such as live chat and help desk are also anticipated to fetch new growth opportunities in global library management software market.

Emergence of cloud based library management system allows librarians and users to seamlessly build and store enormous library collections thereby facilitating uninterrupted communication and collaboration via multiple channel operations. These cloud based library management system ensures on-the-go classroom teaching and learning sessions with bare minimum resource consumption.

Some of the many benefits of cloud based library management software can be enumerated as under:

• Cloud-based library management software solutions are best known for their extremely lucid and user-friendly design and operations which can be effortlessly complied with existing operations platform. Benefits such as online and cloud storage, are extremely user directed. On-the-go access and quick availability are prominent advantages of cloud-based library management software. It also gives access to diverse collections of journals, videos, and e-books.
• Cloud-based library management system also ensures hassle-free mobile access to search across voluminous databanks such as library catalogs, books, resources, and schedules. The report generation comprising huge data pools are systematically organized into charts, reports, and graphs to ensure easy reviews and tracking for superlative decision making and error-free data storage.
• Cloud-based library management software also facilitates users as well as librarians to engage in meaningful debates and discussions on uniquely designed platforms of library management software as well as in social networking sites.
• The software is also completely scalable and customizable, with innovative designs to cope up with diverse needs of educational institutions in the interest of reliable data sharing. Additionally, operational costs in library operations are also considerably reduced with unique cloud based library management software that eliminates paper consumption completely, thus aligning with contemporary needs of sustainable management system.
• Embracing cloud-based library management software system is therefore anticipated to ensure ample growth thrust in global library management software market in the coming years.

SaaS Based Library Management Software: the Next Big Thing in Data Management across Libraries

In recent years, massive advances in SaaS, software as a service has manifested far flung developments and is anticipated to further manifest notable advances in library management software market as well. IN SaaS based library management library services are offered as multi-user environment, wherein several users use a single library management software on a shared server, maintained by a single vendor. This shared library management platform on SaaS comes with its own advantages such as timely identification and systematic management. Hence this significantly reduces operational downtime. All new features are readily updated and installed simultaneously.

Online library management players are now investing enormously in mobile application development for better offerings. In this light, Innovative Interfaces, best known for library automation software has recently unrolled mobile based app, MyLibrary! Release3.1 which offers advanced features such as full app functionality for Polaris library. The app is available on both iOS and Android that promises user-friendly mobile experience for superlative library navigation.

Automated operations and advances in smartphone ownership are likely to remain chief growth propellants in global library management software market. Considering rapid advances in automated library operations which enable transparent on the go access to holistic operations and advanced user facilities such as SMS services are anticipated to improve growth possibilities in global library management software market, allowing the market to grow at a CAGR of 3.6% through the forecast span, 2019-25.

The global library management software market is diversified into deployment and end-use. By deployment global library management software market is classified into cloud and on-premise. By end-use the market is further split into school library, public library, and academic library. In terms of regional expanse and geographical analysis global library management market is classified into Europe, North and Latin America, APAC, and MEA.