The library technology industry showed its maturity in 2024. Businesses have become increasingly stable and robust products delivered rich functionality. But decades of consolidation have created a narrower slate of competitors, resulting in a smaller number of products available for each type and size of library. The marketplace is seeing more specialized solutions but fewer options. . . .
Companies continue to tailor products to the diverging service needs and collections of public, academic, school, and special libraries. . . .
While the main players haven’t changed, there is increasing demand for these big companies to develop additional layers of technology that efficiently address collection discovery, resource sharing, digital preservation and management, and community engagement. . . . .
Private equity involvement in the library technology industry continues to diminish as more companies fall under permanent financial stewardship.
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